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The Atlantic is categorized as left-leaning based on ratings from AllSides, Ad Fontes Media, and Media Bias/Fact Check. It has a credibility rating of A (High Factuality). We currently track 25 recent articles from this source.


Recent Articles (25)

The J6 Rioter Now Working at the Pentagon

His hiring is part of a dangerous trend in the Trump administration.

<em>Obsession</em> Knows What the TikTok Generation Fears Most

Avoiding vulnerability comes with ghastly consequences.

The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate

Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won.

The Old Campaign Playbook Is Dead

How influencers, podcasts, and AI are rewriting the rules of political campaigns

Elon Musk Is Dropping a Boulder in a Kiddie Pool

He is about to take SpaceX public—pushing other AI companies to do the same.

Comedy’s Biggest Stand-Up Won’t Be Hollywood’s Next Leading Man

Nate Bargatze’s big-screen experiment is a bust.

What Dogs See That We Can’t

Consciousness separates us from machines. Need convincing? Just take a good look at a faithful canine.

The Republicans Who Impugn Talarico’s Manhood

Attacks on the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas show the GOP’s narrow, anxious definition of masculinity.

Photos of the Week: Kite Chase, River Float, Night Harvest

A pink-soup festival in Lithuania, wild horses in Germany, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a gathering of Marilyn Monroe look-alikes in California, and much more

Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable

Flipping the kill switch is a potent exercise of authoritarian control.

The Vicious Beating That Reshaped America

Two books about the 1856 caning of a senator show how words can incite violence—and also help defeat it.

A Very Calm, Not-Panicked Message From the Graham Platner Campaign

They’re definitely not worried.

Yet More Damning Revelations About Graham Platner

Voters may be questioning the Senate candidate’s claims that he is a changed man.

Trump Thinks His Administration Is ‘Like Pirates’

They’re seizing ships, plundering cargo, and inflicting casualties on the high seas.

The World Cup of Ugh

Why isn’t this more fun?

California Democrats Avoided the Worst-Case Scenario

But their dysfunctional governor’s primary does not bode well.

Trump’s Name Is Disappearing From More Than Just the Kennedy Center

Lawyers are ordering staff to remove Trump from email signatures, letterhead, webpages, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, and more.

What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander

Political skulduggery is as old as the republic.

The Iran Problem Trump Can’t Defer

A good-enough settlement for the United States may not satisfy its Israeli partners.

Maine Has a Graham Platner Problem

Are we really going to do this again?

The Alligator Alcatraz Boondoggle

The immigrant-detention facility, which may soon be shut down, has been a cruel and costly publicity stunt.

How to Save Marriage

To find a future for the institution, we need to accurately account for its wildly varying past.

Is the GOP Starting to Defy Trump?

Republicans aren’t automatically falling in line anymore.

Why Reading Is Now Restless

AI has already changed writing. Now the technology is changing what it means to read.

What to Read to Really Understand Music

These memoirs, primers, and histories make up a captivating syllabus that will help explain what you hear.

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