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The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral

Jeffrey Selingo

April 12, 2026

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Winter Ice Could Humble the United States

January 23, 2026

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

Alexandra Petri

January 12, 2026

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The Atlantic Daily

Millions of Americans May Soon Face Huge Costs

December 18, 2025

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National Security

$1,776 Checks for the Military

Ashley Parker and Nancy A. Youssef

December 17, 2025

An illustration of Donald Trump pointing against a background of American flags and golden eagles

Trump’s Affordability Weave

December 12, 2025

Rally full of people holding signs that say "lower prices"

The Atlantic Daily

Cattle Ranchers Are Beefing With Trump

December 3, 2025

Why Taylor Swift’s Accent Has Changed

December 3, 2025

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The Operator

December 3, 2025

Black and white portrait of Josh Shapiro

Editor’s Note

The American Experiment

Jeffrey Goldberg

November 2025 Issue

photo of the title page of The Pennsylvania Magazine, with engraved illustration of American symbols, from July 1776

A Bleak World Without Women

September 17, 2025

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Energy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity Bills

Alexander C. Kaufman

June 16, 2025

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The Man Who Owned 181 Renoirs

April 2025 Issue

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‘If There’s One Person Who Keeps Their Word, It’s Donald Trump’

January 20, 2025

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Luigi Mangione Has to Mean Something

December 12, 2024

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Photos of the Year With Alan Taylor

Top 25 News Photos of 2024

December 9, 2024

The Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an attempted assassination at a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The Democrats’ Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning

November 11, 2024

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What I Didn’t Understand About Apple Picking

November 9, 2024

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What Swayed Trump Voters Was Bidenomics

Ronald Brownstein

November 7, 2024

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Watching It All Fall Apart in Pennsylvania

John Hendrickson

November 6, 2024

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How to Understand the Election Returns So Far

Ronald Brownstein

November 6, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

When the Show Is Over

John Hendrickson

November 5, 2024

Oprah Winfrey and Kamala Harris hold hands in front of a crowd

What’s the Deal With Pennsylvania?

November 3, 2024

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How Republicans in Congress Could Try to Steal the Election

November 2, 2024

A white ballot box with the American flag above the word "vote"

The Democratic Theory of Winning With Less

Ronald Brownstein

October 31, 2024

An illustration showing an image of Kamala Harris superimposed on a map of battleground states

The People Who Don’t Read Political News

October 29, 2024

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Under the Spell of the Crowd

October 28, 2024

Rallygoers watch Donald Trump.

The Democrats’ Hail Mary

October 25, 2024

Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris smiling

The Three Factors That Will Decide the Election

October 23, 2024

Color photograph of the town of Charleroi seen at a distance on what appears to be an overcast day. A blurry American flag whips across the top of the frame at close range.

The Improbable Coalition That Is Harris’s Best Hope

Ronald Brownstein

October 22, 2024

A news photo of Kamala Harris campaigning in Michigan

The Slop Candidate

October 21, 2024

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A Trump Loyalist on the Brink

October 16, 2024

Trump Breaks Down Onstage

David A. Graham

October 15, 2024

Donald Trump swaying onstage at a campaign event

‘Politics Can Do Strange Things to Demented People’

John Hendrickson

October 11, 2024

A black-and-white photo collage of Barack Obama and Donald Trump

What Democrats Don’t Understand About J. D. Vance

October 1, 2024

A news photo of J. D. Vance at the podium with Trump-Vance supporters waving placards.

Why the Blue Wall Looms So Large

Ronald Brownstein

August 22, 2024

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