The Local-News Crisis Is Weirdly Easy to Solve
Restoring the journalism jobs lost over the past 20 years wouldn’t just be cheap—it would pay for itself.
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Coronavirus Is Killing Local News
Keeping these news sources afloat needs to be part of the governmental and philanthropic response to the pandemic.
Tony Dejak / AP The Ugly History of Dual-Loyalty Charges
Ilhan Omar recently deployed an accusation that’s been used against religious minorities for years.
Jim Mone / AP Trump's Freedom to Pander
He doesn't need to cater to big donors, so the billionaire candidate is able to tell Republican voters exactly what they want to hear.
Seth Wenig / AP Tribal Relations
How Americans really sort out on cultural and religious issues—and what it means for our politics
