Five Years in a Cuban Prison
Alan Gross reflects on Fidel Castro’s legacy.
Alan Gross reflects on Fidel Castro’s legacy.
Conversations with 100 people about their work and how it shapes who they are
Seven senators have asked President Obama to declassify additional information about the Kremlin’s possible involvement.
There’s no shortage of parallels between the two populists—but there’s at least one crucial difference.
The new SyFy show, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set in a dystopian future U.S. ravaged by climate change and ruled by multinationals.
Exposure to suffering through media can wear us down, but we shouldn’t give in to despair.
In a short documentary, a daughter travels with her father to a country he hasn’t seen since 1962.
In following through on a major campaign promise, the president-elect can shake up the political landscape in several major ways.
In a secret party vote, the former House speaker beat back a challenge from Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio, 134 to 63.
There are problems with the narrative that visas are letting foreigners take Americans’ jobs at lower wages.
The conflict over a liberal blogger’s criticism of the use of the term “white supremacy” provides a case study in how not to win friends and influence people.
A new documentary series, co-produced by the quarterback, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, is a surprisingly meditative look at the way sports give people a sense of meaning in life.
The singer’s first post-breakout album is even slicker and more ‘80s-indebted than his last—though also strangely conflicted.
Some of the company’s manufacturing jobs are staying in the U.S. instead of moving to Mexico. But at what cost?
A conversation with a historian about the slow creep of discrimination, from the U.S. government to church groups
The Bay Area is deadlocked in a battle over whether its non-native blue gum trees should be felled or protected.
Dr. Alvin Roth used decades-old principles of economics to create an organ-donation algorithm that saves countless lives.
A visual portrait of Saturday night in Dothan, where people flock from across the South to find a cathartic adrenaline rush
An MIT researcher has created a computer that will bring agriculture to urban spaces on a mass scale.
A short film explains how they both use a technique called "slingshotting" to explore new worlds.
Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg speaks to PBS NewsHour about Kissinger, Obama, and the budding Trump administration.
A short film about a young Syrian living in a country that's pledged to accept 25,000
Prosecutors in North Carolina said Wednesday a police officer would not be charged in the killing of a black man.
How identity politics helped give Democrats one victory in a disastrous election cycle
In the battle for power in Washington, GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are scoring early victories with key appointments.
A legal analysis of a provision in the contract that may pose problems for the president-elect.
Donald Trump suggests it as a penalty for flag-burning, although the Supreme Court has ruled that it’s protected speech.
The next administration will determine the future of the Third Offset, a plan for ensuring the long-term competitive advantage of the U.S. armed forces.
The president-elect's early-morning tweetstorm on Wednesday does little to allay concerns that his business holdings may affect his behavior in office.
The president-elect is skeptical about many of the Obama administration’s attempts to give minorities access to better homes.
There are problems with the narrative that visas are letting foreigners take Americans’ jobs at lower wages.
Many online retailers are having trouble maintaining the resource-intensive perks they use to attract customers.
Until the 19th century, hardly anyone recognized the vital role everyday buyers play in the world economy.
The GOP speaker of the House says social mobility for the poor is a core American value. His plans to cut Medicaid would almost certainly achieve the opposite.
Harvard roboticists have created a robot that will gradually introduce children to programming skills by blending them with art.
New research reveals that when tech companies don't police abuse, it can put a damper on free speech.
The software prevents certain posts from appearing in people’s news feeds in some geographic areas.
Click, and a calm voice explains how easy it is to follow your cursor’s every move.
Notes from a writer’s visit to Web Summit
Created by a globetrotter, the 55-gallon barrel became one of the best-traveled inventions in human history. An Object Lesson.
Computational tools have the ability to analyze books’ emotional arcs, but it’s unclear what they can really find out about literature.
How Trump’s government could change America’s approach to terrorism
The president-elect doesn’t understand that war is politics, because he lacks experience in both war and politics.
The Indian government unexpectedly scrapped the 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee bank notes earlier this month
Some nations are excited for the new president-elect. But others question what he means for their security.
With the capture of Sakhour, the Syrian government now controls 40 percent of eastern Aleppo.
One of the saddest ironies of my own history is that the United States might have achieved its goals in Southeast Asia without ever going to war.
The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.
In 2012, the newly appointed HHS secretary claimed the ACA’s contraceptive mandate trampled on religious liberties and helped literally no women.
Lessons of physical prosperity in a despotic regime
For a 10-year-old child with autism, a Playmobil doll is a communicative, social, and emotional lifeline.
Zika is primarily transmitted through Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which thrive in warm climates.
Influenced by a school shooting, a neuroscientist is on a mission to change how both the brain and immune system handle stress.
The gut microbiomes of mice take time to change after bouts of weight loss, making them more vulnerable to regaining weight.
What a close study of "inner speech" reveals about why humans talk to themselves.
Contrary to its bland reputation, American food has been spicy from the start.
A small group of people see calendars not as grids, but as as rings, check marks, and other objects that seem almost vividly real.
A half-century’s worth of scientific discoveries since the last major update to evolutionary theory has some researchers pushing for a paradigm shift.
As millions of California’s trees die, what will become of the largest tree there is, the giant sequoia?
According to new research, sexual victimization by women is more common than gender stereotypes would suggest.
The geological wonders could be at risk.
On Monday, a fire erupted in a section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, quickly spreading through the drought-affected area around Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The actress and former Church devotee takes aim at its practices in a new eight-part series on A&E.
A new production of the 1970 Stephen Sondheim musical switches the gender of its main character from male to female, making an old show sharply relevant.
The singer’s first post-breakout album is even slicker and more ‘80s-indebted than his last—though also strangely conflicted.
Kenneth Lonergan’s new film succeeds not because of its sad tale, but because of its humor and empathy.
She sleeps with a source. She falls asleep while talking to another one. It’s no wonder she hasn’t won her Pulitzer yet.
The director Robert Zemeckis spoke to The Atlantic about the throwback feel of his new World War II drama.
Bad news for Paul: Gilmore Girls, for all its charms, has never been terribly fond of outsiders.
A teacher shortage has prompted one of the nation’s largest school districts to hire educators who have not yet finished formalized training.
... they find that they have less autonomy and an overly rigid school day.
The classes tend to be incredibly segregated, but one school in New York City is working to change that—the first citywide effort to do so.
The “invisible labor” done by professors of color is not usually rewarded with tenure and promotion. But it is more important now than ever.
Experts predict greater access to school vouchers, challenges to teacher-tenure laws, and continued fights over funding.
Could an approach that succeeded in getting the minority group to college work in the United States?
Every year, one high-school educator converts his classroom into a totalitarian state to teach George Orwell’s book. This year, the lesson feels different.
“There is no unitary self. We are all in pieces, struggling to create the illusion of a coherent ‘me’ from moment to moment.”
It’s a similar claim it has used to praise and take credit for so-called lone-wolf actors.
The suit seeks a court injunction to prevent authorities from using impact munitions such as rubber bullets, explosive grenades, and sound and water cannons.
The judge called it “strategically unwise” but that “it is a decision you have the right to make."
The rise in sales could be because stores had stocked up in case of a Clinton victory, then pushed steep discounts to sell additional inventory.
A change of season and a new presidential administration pose the greatest challenges to demonstrators.
Have juries sentenced hundreds of people to death by trying to predict the unpredictable?
For almost a century, the local library has guarded its city's history.
The CEO of the company behind Pokémon Go describes the future of what smartphones will be able to do.
In Bangladesh, the pressure on young girls to marry increases as sea levels rise and extreme weather destroys resources.
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