California

August 17, 2021

Matt Angell posing between almond tress on an orchard

Politics

When Your Yard Can Kill You

Morgan Ome

August 11, 2021

Politics

The Voters Who Could Turn California Red

Christian Paz

August 4, 2021

Two Trump supporters hold placards saying "Latinos for Trump" during a rally in Los Angeles.

Politics

What Does California Owe Its Incarcerated Firefighters?

Jaime Lowe

July 27, 2021

Rainbow Crew 4 after fighting a small fire near Hemet, 2017

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Is the California Dream Dead?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 22, 2021

Ideas

The University of California Is Lying to Us

Caitlin Flanagan

July 22, 2021

Ideas

The California Dream Is Dying

Conor Friedersdorf

July 21, 2021

Housing in California over postcard with coastal scene

Science

California’s Cliffs Are Collapsing One by One

Ramin Skibba and Hakai Magazine

July 17, 2021

Apartments at the edge of an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California

Ideas

Our Towns: State Programs Are Laboratories for the Nation

James Fallows

June 5, 2021

Ideas

L.A. Is a City State

Rosecrans Baldwin

May 31, 2021

Triptych of people on the streets of L.A.

Ideas

The Forgotten History of the Western Klan

Kevin Waite

April 6, 2021

A Chinese butcher and grocery store in San Francisco, 1885.

Ideas

How Californians Are Weaponizing Environmental Law

M. Nolan Gray

March 12, 2021

An illustration of a plant growing out of a hard hat.

Ideas

The Pandejo Movement Destroyed California’s Pandemic Progress

Gustavo Arellano

January 28, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: On the Capitol Rioters

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 12, 2021

Politics

How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare

Olga Khazan

January 12, 2021

A patient rests in a corridor, waiting for a room at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in California on January 3, 2021.

Health

California Has Lost Control

Whet Moser

December 21, 2020

Registered nurse Carmen Verano wipes her CAPR helmet after attending a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California on December 18, 2020.

Science

Tires Are a Hidden Environmental Nuisance

Laura Trethewey and Hakai Magazine

November 29, 2020

Ideas

Why California Rejected Racial Preferences, Again

Conor Friedersdorf

November 10, 2020

An illustration of the state of California with black and white color bars

Ideas

A ‘Climate Corps’ of California Volunteers

James Fallows

September 28, 2020

The burnt remains of trees in the hills of Santa Barbara, California, after the Cave Fire in 2019

Science

The Most Important Number for the West’s Hideous Fire Season

Robinson Meyer

September 15, 2020

Science

Photos of California’s Suffocating Smoke

Jacob Stern

September 13, 2020

Ideas

What I’ve Learned About Managing Eternity

Terri Cheney

September 11, 2020

Politics

Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’

Kevin Townsend

August 24, 2020

California Assembly Member Chad Mayes, of Yucca Valley, at the California Capitol in Sacramento

Ideas

How Can We Plan for the Future in California?

Leah C. Stokes

August 23, 2020

Science

Two Disasters Are Exponentially Worse Than One

Jacob Stern

August 21, 2020

Ideas

Vigilance Had a Three-Month Shelf Life

Robert M. Wachter

July 10, 2020

An illustration of the California bear with a coronavirus map.

Health

The Pandemic Hunger Crisis Is Only Just Getting Started

Maya L. Kapoor and High Country News

June 14, 2020

Ideas

Essential Workers Are Being Treated as Expendable

Madeline Leung Coleman

April 23, 2020

Politics

Gavin Newsom’s Nation-State

Todd S. Purdum

April 21, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in front of the hospital ship USNS Mercy that arrived into the Port of Los Angeles.

Our Towns

A New Way for Californians to Serve

James Fallows

April 7, 2020

Josh Fryday announcing the Civic Action Fellowship in February of this year

Ideas

Even Now, Criminal Defendants Have Rights

Conor Friedersdorf

April 4, 2020

Ideas

The Chart That Reveals Your Kid’s Adult Height

Emily Oster

February 26, 2020

A mother measuring the height of her child.

Ideas

The Real Story of the 49ers

Bruce Barcott

February 2, 2020

Sourdough Sam, the mascot for the San Francisco 49ers

Ideas

Why Texans Don’t Want Any More Californians

Derek Thompson

January 31, 2020

Ideas

The Bill That Could Make California Livable Again

Annie Lowrey

January 13, 2020

Part of the Los Angeles skyline at sunrise

The Conversation

Letters: Sharing a Bed Is ‘a Comfort, Not a Burden’

December 3, 2019

Sections

The Print Edition

The Well Fixer’s Warning

When Your Yard Can Kill You

The Voters Who Could Turn California Red

What Does California Owe Its Incarcerated Firefighters?

The Atlantic Daily: Is the California Dream Dead?

The University of California Is Lying to Us

The California Dream Is Dying

California’s Cliffs Are Collapsing One by One

Our Towns: State Programs Are Laboratories for the Nation

L.A. Is a City State

The Forgotten History of the Western Klan

How Californians Are Weaponizing Environmental Law

The Pandejo Movement Destroyed California’s Pandemic Progress

The Atlantic Daily: On the Capitol Rioters

How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare

California Has Lost Control

Tires Are a Hidden Environmental Nuisance

Why California Rejected Racial Preferences, Again

A ‘Climate Corps’ of California Volunteers

The Most Important Number for the West’s Hideous Fire Season

Photos of California’s Suffocating Smoke

What I’ve Learned About Managing Eternity

Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’

How Can We Plan for the Future in California?

Two Disasters Are Exponentially Worse Than One

Vigilance Had a Three-Month Shelf Life

The Pandemic Hunger Crisis Is Only Just Getting Started

Essential Workers Are Being Treated as Expendable

Gavin Newsom’s Nation-State

A New Way for Californians to Serve

Even Now, Criminal Defendants Have Rights

The Chart That Reveals Your Kid’s Adult Height

The Real Story of the 49ers

Why Texans Don’t Want Any More Californians

The Bill That Could Make California Livable Again

Letters: Sharing a Bed Is ‘a Comfort, Not a Burden’