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The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industryâs Dirty Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/common-crawl-ai-training-data/684567/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 4, 2025 13:15
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
The Inflammation Gap
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/11/inflammation-gap/684807/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 4, 2025 13:00
Popular ideas about inflammation have lost touch with medical reality.
Yitzhak Rabin Knew What Netanyahu Doesnât
Published: November 4, 2025 12:30
Thirty years after Rabinâs assassination, Israel is ignoring the lessons of the most honest statesman Iâve ever known.
War Is Coming Back to Gaza
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2025/11/gaza-israel-peace-hamas/684800/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 4, 2025 12:29
Until Hamas is disarmed, Gaza has no future.
No Politics Is Local
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/11/no-politics-is-local/684806/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 3, 2025 23:12
State and city elections are now heavily intertwined with what happens in Washington.
Todayâs Atlantic Trivia
Published: November 3, 2025 21:56
Test your knowledgeâand read our latest stories for a little extra help.
A Confederacy of Toddlers
Published: November 3, 2025 16:52
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
The Ballroom Blitz Should Be a Bigger Scandal
Published: November 3, 2025 15:03
It is appalling for a president to accept private donations to fund a pet project. Just ask the Clintons.
A Third Term Is a Legal Problem With a Political Solution
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/11/trump-third-term/684788/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 3, 2025 14:48
Republican leaders need to speak up now, loudly and clearly, against any schemes to put Donald Trump back into the White House yet again.
Dude, Whereâs My CarPlay?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/apple-carplay-general-motors/684799/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 3, 2025 13:11
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
The Stubborn Myth of the Literary Genius
Published: November 3, 2025 13:01
What two new books on the English Renaissance reveal about the appeal of speculative history
The Lonely New Vices of American Life
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/11/american-vice-national-character/684785/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 3, 2025 12:30
Booze is down and weed is up, and thatâs doing something to us as a country.
To Catch a Clueless Hubby
Published: November 2, 2025 18:46
An SNL sketch pitched the next big true-crime hit: what happens when men are left to fend for themselves.
Coyote
Published: November 2, 2025 17:00
A poem
The Best Postseason in Baseball History?
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/11/world-series-dodgers-blue-jays/684796/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 2, 2025 14:23
This yearâs playoffs and World Series showed that the game can still deliver the unexpected.
What Mamdani Gets Right About Housing
Published: November 2, 2025 13:25
The YIMBY case for rent control
The Helicopter Parent Goes to College
Published: November 2, 2025 13:01
Hovering moms and dads used to keep tabs from a distance. Now theyâre touching down.
Everyone Hates Groupthink. Experts Arenât Sure It Exists.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/11/groupthink-maha-rfk-psychology/684794/?utm_source=feed
Published: November 2, 2025 12:26
Are we too quick to agree on the dangers of consensus?
Mounting Pressure to End the Shutdown
Published: November 1, 2025 15:05
Many Americans may soon lose crucial federal assistance, leaving some lawmakers asking whether itâs time for Donald Trump to begin negotiating with Democrats.
How Delivery Ate the Restaurant
Published: November 1, 2025 12:01
Delivery apps are feeding our craving for convenience.
The Slow Death of Special Education
Published: November 1, 2025 11:01
The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all childrenâif it ever had one.
The Next Era of the American University
Published: November 1, 2025 11:01
Higher education canâand shouldâfight the Trump administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.
White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed.
Published: November 1, 2025 10:01
For 125 years, informal norms constrained what a president could do to one of the nationâs most famous landmarks.
The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling
Published: October 31, 2025 22:43
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
Why a Reagan Ad Provoked Trump
Published: October 31, 2025 21:03
Canadaâs anti-tariff ad was an incursion in the trade war, but thereâs another reason it may have bothered Trump.
How Trump Could End the Shutdown on His Own
Published: October 31, 2025 20:35
Will he give a 19th-century law another look?
The Alien Invaders Just Want to Chat
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/bugonia-movie-review-emma-stone/684789/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 20:14
Bugonia is surprisingly subdued for a movie about a conspiracy theoristâs quest to save Earth.
J. D. Vanceâs Bad Answer to an Anti-Semitic Question
Published: October 31, 2025 17:46
The vice president will need to choose between accommodating and rejecting the rightâs anti-Semites.
The Powerful, Unpredictable Nature of Fear
Published: October 31, 2025 16:05
Halloween is the perfect time to think more deeply about the role it plays in our lives.
Americaâs Grocery Lifeline Is Fraying
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/10/canned-food-tariffs-snap-trump/684772/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 15:57
Inflation and tariffs are hitting canned food just when the most vulnerable Americans need to stock up.
All Our Brilliant Friends
Published: October 31, 2025 15:40
The explosion of novels about intense female friendships, in the Elena Ferrante mold, is changing the genreâand making it more fun.
Patti Smithâs Family Secrets
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/12/patti-smith-memoir/684613/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 14:14
Nearing 80, the punk poet reflects on the twists in her story that have surprised even her.
Gertrude Stein Wanted It All
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/10/gertrude-stein-wanted-have-it-all/684770/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 14:12
A new biography deconstructs some myths around the enigmatic modernistâs legacy.
Israelâs Critics Have Canceled Themselves
Published: October 31, 2025 13:16
Withholding submissions from The New York Times in order to promote your views is some odd logic.
Photos of the Week: Pumpkin Patch, Witch Paddle, Giant Labubu
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/archive/2025/10/photos-of-the-week/684767/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 12:54
The aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the festival of Chhath Puja in India, a bird-flu outbreak in Germany, armored-battle re-creations in Moscow, and much more
Donât Blow This, Baseball
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/mlb-strike/684775/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 12:04
The thrilling World Series shows that baseball is truly backâjust in time for its next crisis.
Trumpâs Plan Is Now Out in the Open
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/10/trump-authoritarianism/684773/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 31, 2025 11:11
Itâs getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
Hereâs How the AI Crash Happens
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 30, 2025 22:51
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
Are the Democrats Overthinking This?
Published: October 30, 2025 21:32
In wringing its hands over how to win elections, the party is ignoring the more foundational question of what it believes in.
The Movies That Capture Womenâs Deepest Fears
Published: October 30, 2025 17:37
To understand how American horror connects with a cultural moment, look to the 1970s.
The Validation Machines
Published: October 30, 2025 17:33
Humanity thrives on frictionâso why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?
The Atlantic Announces Jonathan Haidt and Eugene Robinson as Contributing Writers
Published: October 30, 2025 17:27
The Real Worry About Trumpâs Deals With China
Published: October 30, 2025 17:26
Today heâs resolved little more than a crisis of his own making. What might he trade away later for such negligible gains?
What Ghosts Reveal When They Visit
Published: October 30, 2025 17:18
Many of the ghost stories in The Atlanticâs archives come from true believers.
Traditional Values Came for TVâs Weirdest Dating Show
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/10/love-blind-traditional-marriage/684759/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 30, 2025 16:46
A season with a notably old-fashioned streak ended in a breakdown of Love Is Blindâs premise.
Why You Should Keep an Open Mind on the Divine
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/religion-faith-belief-open/684753/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 30, 2025 16:01
There are more things in heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in a purely materialist philosophy.
Strike First, Explain Never
Published: October 30, 2025 14:01
What is Trump up to with Venezuela?
Thomas McGuane Is the Last of His Kind
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/12/thomas-mcguane-writing/684617/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 30, 2025 13:27
What will we lose when we lose the âliterary outdoorsmanâ?
Why Novels Matter
Published: October 30, 2025 12:34
Journalism and fiction are both essential to a thriving democracy.
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Published: October 30, 2025 12:05
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
Rahm Emanuel ⌠For President?
Published: October 30, 2025 10:00
Heâd like you to keep an open mind.
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/trump-nuclear/684758/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 30, 2025 03:38
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesnât seem to know why.
China Is Building the Future
Published: October 30, 2025 00:05
The United States can learn from its technological success.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Published: October 29, 2025 23:15
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
A Writer Who Did What Hillbilly Elegy Wouldnât
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/10/paper-girl-beth-macy-book-review/684749/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 29, 2025 20:09
In her new book, Beth Macy returns to her Trump-voting hometown to find out how America got so divided.
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
Published: October 29, 2025 19:48
Tom Nichols on Trump, the military, and what happens when loyalty replaces law. Plus: the Trump administrationâs âpoliticized stupidityâ and a discussion of Eugène Ionescoâs play Rhinoceros.
Whatâs the First Movie That Really Scared You?
Published: October 29, 2025 18:20
The Atlanticâs staffers on the films that taught them how fear works
Trump Does Not Want this Obamacare Fight
Published: October 29, 2025 17:48
But his generalized animosity for the opposing party has overwhelmed his instinct for political survival.
Winners of the 2025 Epson International Pano Awards
Published: October 29, 2025 17:36
Some of the highest-scoring images from this yearâs panoramic-photo competition
Headphones Changed Music Forever. Maybe We Should Change It Back.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/headphones-listening-music/684712/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 29, 2025 12:00
Your favorite song or album shouldnât be heard only in total isolation.
The Problem With Lottery Housing
Published: October 29, 2025 11:28
Liberal cities try to circumvent the market, but the âhidden marketâ for affordable apartments is cruel in its own way.
The Year With Net-Zero Immigration
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/zero-immigration-trump-ice/684728/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 29, 2025 11:26
This year, for the first time in nearly a century, more foreign-born people will likely leave the United States than will enter.
The Government Is Closed. The President Is MIA.
Published: October 29, 2025 11:20
Trump has been busy with everything but the government shutdown.
Elon Muskâs Holy Trinity
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/grokipedia-elon-musk/684730/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 28, 2025 23:39
X, Grok, and now Grokipedia have constructed a parallel universe in the billionaireâs image.
Election Shenanigans Are Coming
Published: October 28, 2025 23:34
Americans donât have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because itâs already happening in North Carolina.
The Obesity-Drug Revolution Is Stalling
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/10/ozempic-glp1-insurance-coverage/684725/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 28, 2025 21:43
Somehow, itâs becoming even harder to get a GLP-1.
The Atlantic Announces Adam Kirsch as Senior Editor and Luis Parrales as Staff Writer
Published: October 28, 2025 19:45
The Most Extreme Year for Atlantic Hurricanes in Two Decades
Published: October 28, 2025 18:49
The Atlantic basin hasnât seen this many Category 5 storms since the year Katrina hit.
J. B. Pritzker Wishes for Precedented Times
Published: October 28, 2025 18:45
Twenty-seven minutes with the latest governor Donald Trump wants arrested
New Mexicoâs Free-Child-Care Gamble
Published: October 28, 2025 18:28
The state has promised universal coverage. Can it deliver?
Canada Needs a New Bestie
Published: October 28, 2025 18:17
Trumpâs attacks on long-standing allies are changing the balance of global power.
The Atlantic Promotes Krystle Champagne-Norwood and Emily Gottschalk-Marconi to Managing Editors
Published: October 28, 2025 17:28
Dear James: I Canât Stop Lying
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/dear-james-lying/684718/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 28, 2025 17:01
But I want to break the habit.
Iraqâs Dangerous Deal With Iran
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/iran-iraq-deal/684707/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 28, 2025 12:27
Iraq is oil-rich and buzzing with new constructionâyet it still canât get out from between the U.S. and Iran.
The Atlanticâs December Cover: David Graham and J. Michael Luttig on âThe Coming Election Mayhemâ
Published: October 28, 2025 12:03
Donald Trumpâs plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
The U.S. Is on Track to Lose a War With China
Published: October 28, 2025 11:00
Modern warfare is decided by production capacity and technological mastery, not by individual valor.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Published: October 28, 2025 11:00
Donald Trumpâs plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
President for Life
Published: October 28, 2025 11:00
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
A Donor-Funded Army Wouldnât Just Be IllegalâIt Would be Dangerous
Published: October 27, 2025 22:20
You donât need a political-science degree to understand why wealthy individuals cutting secret checks to the president to pay the military is a bad idea.
The Militaryâs Missile Defense System Cannot Be as Good as It Says
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/pentagon-house-of-dynamite/684714/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 27, 2025 22:13
Kathryn Bigelowâs new movie, A House of Dynamite, is more accurate on this point than the Defense Department itself.
How the Collapse of USAID Set the U.S. Back in Gaza
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/10/gaza-israel-aid-ceasefire-usaid/684711/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 27, 2025 21:50
Humanitarian aid is a key component of Trumpâs peace deal. Securing it will depend on American involvement.
Todayâs Atlantic Trivia
Published: October 27, 2025 21:15
Test your knowledgeâand read our latest stories for a little extra help.
The California Election That Could Tip Congress
Published: October 27, 2025 21:12
Democrats are embracing ruthlessness. Will voters go along?
No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2025/10/quasi-moon-definition/684710/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 27, 2025 21:04
The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
How Delivery Destroyed American Restaurants
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/food-delivery-america/684700/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 27, 2025 19:15
Weâve become a nation of order-inners. Eating will never be the same.
What Trump Could Learn From Ulysses S. Grant
Published: October 27, 2025 18:05
The last American crisis over civilian-military relations ended with a generalâs historic choice.
The Pentagonâs Version of Regime Propaganda
Published: October 27, 2025 17:13
The Trump administration is trying to muddle realityâand create apathy.
Photos: The Colors of October
Published: October 27, 2025 17:06
Foliage, flight, and festivity around the Northern Hemisphere at the peak of autumn
Leni Riefenstahlâs Chilling Obsession With Perfect Bodies
Published: October 27, 2025 15:26
The directorâs collaborations with the Nazi government translated Hitlerâs ideas to film, almost verbatim.
The Next Golden Age of the Death Penalty Is Beginning
Published: October 27, 2025 12:20
Trump and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice.
The Age of De-Skilling
Published: October 27, 2025 01:42
Will AI stretch our mindsâor stunt them?
The NBA Indictments Are Not What They Seem
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025/10/nba-illegal-gambling-charges/684687/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 26, 2025 19:46
The government is calling its illegal-gambling charges a major case. Itâs more like small potatoes.
Casting
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/10/poem-carolina-hotchandani-casting/684678/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 26, 2025 16:01
A poem
Why the Gaza Peace Deal Is Like an Anglican Wedding
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/gaza-peace-deal/684688/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 26, 2025 15:00
Many parties have pledged to support the plan. But no one knows how to implement it
Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend
Published: October 26, 2025 14:24
These films wonât swindle you out of a good time.
The Company Making a Mockery of State Gambling Bans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/sports-betting-kalshi-cftc/684689/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 26, 2025 13:21
Thanks to Kalshi, a so-called prediction market, sports betting is now legal everywhereâeven where it isnât.
My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/east-wing-rubble/684703/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 25, 2025 15:35
An entire part of the White House canât just disappear.
Trump Demolishes the East Wing
Published: October 25, 2025 15:29
Panelists discuss what authority the president may have to dismantle the historic White House.
The Pitfalls of Sleepmaxxing
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/10/sleep-technology/684702/?utm_source=feed
Published: October 25, 2025 14:33
Technology might help you sleep better, or go haywire.
How Wedding Sprawl Affects the Guests
Published: October 25, 2025 13:53
In striving to keep up with societal expectations, couples can end up putting financial strain on others.