“What Putin Really Wants”: The Atlantic’s January/February Issue Cover Story
Julia Ioffe reports from Russia on how far an emboldened Putin will go to get what he wants
Julia Ioffe reports from Russia on how far an emboldened Putin will go to get what he wants
With editor Adrienne LaFrance, Sharma will help oversee the site.
Most residents are optimistic about region’s direction amid concerns around managing rapid growth and preserving affordability
Plus: China’s Quest to Make Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence; Second Life and the Digital Ruins of a Forgotten Future;
Why Republican Is Not a Synonym for Racist; and the Perils of Children-Robot Friendships

Batiste’s reinterpretation of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” that he created for the Radio Atlantic podcast, is now streaming everywhere.
Editorial series debuts with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education
Show begins November 8 with guest Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as flagship Radio Atlantic podcast surpasses 1 million downloads.
Thompson reports on science of creativity for The Atlantic’s November cover story
Mayors from Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Milan, Quito, Helsinki, Manchester, Durban, Kingston among dozens of mayors to participate
The Tech Issue: The Science of Creativity; Inside Google’s Moonshot Factory; and The Surprising Technology Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile
Speakers joining include Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson, Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush, Theia Washington Smith of the Atlanta Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, MailChimp Chief Culture Officer Marti Wolf
Event to simulcast episode 10, followed by discussion led by The Atlantic’s Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg with Burns, Novick, and authors Tim O’Brien and Mai Elliott
Speakers Include: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin - Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg - Senators Jeff Flake and Mark Warner - Madeleine Albright - CRISPR Co-Inventor Feng Zhang - SoulCycle CEO Melanie Whelan - Gen. David Petraeus
Eliot Cohen on the Sudden Decline of a Super Power; Jack Goldsmith on Whether American Democracy Will Recover; Ta-Nehisi Coates on The Whitest White House
“Defining Justice” September 20 at the Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City
CityLab to be held October 22-24 // Presented by the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies