U.S.

Purged for Not Voting

In a case with huge implications for the franchise, the Supreme Court will decide whether states can remove voters from the rolls after two years without casting a ballot.

• Garrett Epps
• January 10, 2018

North Carolina's Landmark Ruling Against Partisan Gerrymanders

Judges said redistricting designed to elect Republicans violated the Constitution, the first time a federal court has come to that conclusion.

• David A. Graham
• January 9, 2018

The Republican Party Emerges From Decades of Court Supervision

After being bound by a consent decree for 35 years, the Republican National Committee is now free to continue its “ballot security” campaign.

• Vann R. Newkirk II
• January 9, 2018

America's Rivers Are Getting Saltier

... which can cause big problems for aging pipes that carry drinking water.

• Sarah Zhang
• January 8, 2018

What the Oprah Boomlet Means for Democrats

Pleas for the entertainer to run for president point to a split over whether to treat Donald Trump as a dangerous anomaly or a particularly extreme Republican.

• David A. Graham
• January 8, 2018

The Black and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Don't Deserve Applause

President Trump lauded them and then claimed credit for their positive developments in the past year. He was doubly mistaken.

• Gillian B. White
• January 8, 2018

How Letting Felons Vote Is Changing Virginia

Under Governor Terry McAuliffe, the state embarked on a campaign to grant clemency more often, and to restore the civil rights of convicted felons.

• Vann R. Newkirk II
• January 8, 2018

The U.S. Economy Added 2.1 Million Jobs in 2017

But job growth in 2018 likely won't be as robust.

• Gillian B. White
• January 5, 2018

Filling America's 6 Million Job Vacancies

Real-time data on the labor market promise to finally help employers and job-seekers make better decisions. Will it work?

• Lola Fadulu
• January 5, 2018

How Trump Made Special Elections Great Again

Off-year contests are often snoozefests, but last year voters turned out in droves.

• Michelle Cottle
• January 1, 2018

1968 and the Making of Modern America

One of the most momentous years in U.S. history began a half-century ago today. Join us in exploring it for the next 12 months, starting with these newspaper clippings to whet your appetite.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• January 1, 2018

How America Is Transforming Islam

Being young and Muslim in the U.S. means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that more than falling in love.

• Emma Green
• December 31, 2017

The 'Double Punishment' for Black Undocumented Immigrants

Although only 7 percent of non-citizens in the U.S. are black, they make up 20 percent of those facing deportation on criminal grounds.

• Jeremy Raff
• December 30, 2017

Donald Trump's First Year as President: A Recap

Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2017, when the president made near-daily headlines

• Lena Felton
• December 30, 2017

Conservation in Nebraska: 'Our Hope Is For People to Think of This as Not Just Flyover Country'

• James Fallows
• December 28, 2017

The Intrusion of White Families Into Bilingual Schools

Will the growing demand for multilingual early-childhood programs push out the students these programs were designed to serve?

• Conor Williams
• December 28, 2017

Puerto Rico’s Power Struggle

Amid a confusing tangle of overlapping authorities, shady contracts, and a push for privatization, nobody knows what the end of the island’s electricity and humanitarian crises will look like, or when it will come.

• Vann R. Newkirk II
• December 28, 2017

The Rise of the Alt-Right

Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2017, when the right-wing movement gained momentum

• Taylor Hosking
• December 28, 2017

The Year in Party Politics

Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2017, when both parties had to adapt to an atypical political landscape

• Lena Felton
• December 27, 2017

How Rural Students Define the American Dream

A photo essay highlights the perspectives of teens on politics, education, and hopes for the future.

• Magdalena Slapik
• December 26, 2017