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44h ago
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The Tragic Familiarity of a New Springsteen Protest Song
“Streets of Minneapolis” taps into a time-old tradition to rail against a modern crisis.
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theatlantic
14h ago
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Catherine O’Hara Found the Eccentric in Anyone
The late performer brought her comic brilliance to even the most straightforward role.
theatlantic
2h ago
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The Humiliation of Kristi Noem
President Trump doesn’t seem to fire people anymore, but he marginalizes them in subtler ways.
theatlantic
2h ago
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The Iranian Hedgehog vs. the American Fox
The American and Iranian leaders are complete enigmas to each other—and the asymmetry in their beliefs is driving the crisis between their countries.
theatlantic
15h ago
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The Damage that Trump’s Minneapolis Blitz Leaves Behind
The city’s police chief sees a “public-safety emergency.”
theatlantic
40h ago
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Trump Shrugs Off the Ilhan Omar Attack
He baselessly claimed that the congresswoman “probably had herself sprayed.”
theatlantic
24h ago
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Photos of the Week: Snowy Dunes, Icy Storm, Crying Horse
Protests against ICE in Minneapolis, war-damaged bridges in Syria, a landslide in Sicily, a heat wave in Australia, heavy snow in Russia, and much more
theatlantic
47h ago
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The War Within Homeland Security
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
theatlantic
24h ago
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The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
theatlantic
11h ago
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<em>Melania</em> Is a Horror Movie
The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it.
theatlantic
27h ago
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Purge the Public Servants
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
theatlantic
19h ago
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The Writer’s Magic Trick
Their job is to create living, three-dimensional people out of the ordinary stuff of ink and paper.
theatlantic
41h ago
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Today’s <em>Atlantic </em>Trivia: The Same Old Story
Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.
theatlantic
47h ago
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<em>The Atlantic</em> hires David Brooks as a staff writer
New home for his writing, and to launch a video podcast