Science
The Atlantic
Havana On The Brink
City officials are striking a difficult balance between preserving the historic district as a residential neighborhood and reviving its tourist industry. What happens when the Americans arrive?
2 min |
September 2015
The Atlantic
The Mayor of New Orleans Takes On The City's Murder Problem
Since 1980, more than 260,000 black men have been killed in America - nearly five times more Americans than died in the Vietnam War. Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, is on a crusade to stop the killing and break the cycle of violence.
10+ min |
September 2015
The Atlantic
The Test-Tube Chef
Herv This, the father of molecular gastronomy, thinks the meals of the future should be constructed from chemical compounds.
8 min |
September 2015
The Atlantic
Why I Put My Wife's Career First
Most mothers cannot do more. Greater numbers of fathers must take on primary parenting roles - as I have. The well-being of children, the status of women, and the happiness of men all depend on it.
10+ min |
October 2015
The Atlantic
Our Fragile Constitution
Misreading history, the Founders established a fundamentally flawed system of government. America's best hope may be to have less faith in it.
7 min |
October 2015
The Atlantic
The Anti-Redskin
In the fight over the team's name, Ray Halbritter is an adversary unlike any the NFL has faced before.
9 min |
October 2015
The Atlantic
Why Some Doctors Are Prescribing More Time Outdoors
Why some doctors are writing prescriptions for time outdoors.
7 min |
October 2015
The Atlantic
The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Part I-II
After decades of mass incarceration that have left the United States with the largest incarcerated population in the world, politicians of all stripes are suddenly declaring the policy a mistake. But their pronouncements have failed to reckon with the phenomenon's deep historical roots, or with the damage it has done to black families. Fifty years after Daniel Patrick Moynihan's report on "The Negro Family"tragically helped launch this assault, it's time to reclaim his original intent.
10+ min |
October 2015
The Atlantic
Bill Gates - "We Need An Energy Miracle"
Bill Gates has committed his intellect, his influence, and his personal fortune to propelling the world beyond fossil fuels fast enough to outrace potentially cataclysmic climate change.
10+ min |
November 2015
The Atlantic
The Investment Secrets Of Al Gore
Al Gore has in mind nothing less than a new version of capitalism - one that reduces environmental and social damage, while still rewarding investors. The record of his 10-year-old firm, Generation Investment Management, suggests he may be onto something.
10+ min |
November 2015
The Atlantic
The Front-Runner Fallacy
Early presidential polls have tended to be wildly off-target. There’s no reason to think this time is different.
8 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
The Return of Electroshock Therapy
Can Sarah Lisanby help electroconvulsive therapy - the most effective treatment for severe depression - shed its brutal reputation?
8 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
6 Ways We'll Find Enough Water For A Warming Planet
How we'll find enough water for a warming planet.
6 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
The Greatest Actor Alive
The long, rich career of Max von Sydow, coming to you soon in Star Wars and Game of Thrones.
9 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
The Silicon Valley Suicides
Why are so many kids with bright prospects killing themselves in Palo Alto?
10+ min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
A Plutocrat's Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
Can the venture capitalist Nick Hanauer convince rich people that it’s in their interest to raise the minimum wage?
8 min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
What Was Volkswagen Thinking?
On the origins of corporate evil - and idiocy.
8 min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
Why America Is Moving Left
Republicans have a lock on Congress and the nation’s statehouses for the foreseeable future, and they may add the presidency in this year’s election. But against this political backdrop, the liberal era ushered in by Barack Obama is only just beginning.
10+ min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
The Long History of Leading From Behind
Nixon and Kissinger’s effort to fix an overextended foreign policy was more like Obama’s than you might think.
10+ min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
What China Could Learn From Richard Nixon
The country’s growth is inexorably slowing. The wrong response could make that problem much worse.
8 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
6 Ways Technology Could Stop Scams Before They Happen
How we’ll stop scams before they occur.
7 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
Why We Still Miss Jon Stewart
The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, is smooth and charming, but he has yet to find an edge that’s equal to the political moment.
6 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
A Film Critic Without A Cause
Criticism can be fun, A. O. Scott promises, genially evading serious cultural debate.
10 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
The Elusive Maggie Thatcher
Why distorting Mrs. T. has been a popular literary pastime.
7 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
A Free-Market Plan to Save the American West From Drought
A maverick investor is buying up water rights in the West. Could his plan solve the region’s water crisis?
10+ min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
Boycott The Gop
The party is now a threat to the constitutional order. Even conservatives must vote against Republicans at every opportunity.
9 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Building A Better Office
WeWork thinks it’s optimized the workplace for creativity and productivity. Has it?
10 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Black Gotham
Memorializing Manhattan’s earliest African residents.
4 min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
What's Wrong With The Democrats?
Barack Obama's victories obscured failure at every level. The Party's choices have been about disastrous. If Democrats care about winning, they need to learn how to appeal to the white working class.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
Power Causes Brain Damage
Over time, leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise.
8 min |