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Civil War Special Issue
From Twain to Hawthorne to Stowe, The Atlantic looks to its archives to mark the war's 150th anniversary.
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What We Can Learn From the Backlash Against Kony2012 YouTube

What We Can Learn From the Backlash Against Kony2012

The video provided a chance for critiques of Western aid to reach a new audience.

Mitt Romney's Island Getaway National Geographic

Mitt Romney's Island Getaway

Could the delegate front-runner sweep the upcoming island primaries and caucuses?

The Decades-Old Debate Over Birth Control Wikimedia

The Decades-Old Debate Over Birth Control

Two 1939 essays from The Atlantic read like very 2012 contraception arguments.

Oh, to Be the Subject of Rush Limbaugh’s Ire AP

Oh, to Be the Subject of Rush Limbaugh’s Ire

The radio host lambasted Tracie McMillan for her book on America's food system.

What Real Recovery Looks Like Reuters

What Real Recovery Looks Like

The economy added 227,000 jobs in February—and most importantly, many of them were in the service sector.

How Palestinians Resist Occupation by Planting Trees

The "Green Intifada" seeks to help farmers stand up against land confiscation.

Wilt Chamberlain: The Babe Ruth of Pro Basketball

He was the lightning rod for interest in the sport in a time when it was badly needed.

9 Tough Questions for Obama

The president’s Tom Hanks-voiced trailer for his upcoming 17-minute campaign ad fails to address some important issues.

Disney's 'John Carter' Pokes Fun at Its Ridiculous Premise

The film adaptation of a sci-fi classic is modestly charming.

Science Says Chocolate for Breakfast Is Healthy

New research shows starting the day with a meal and dessert can bolster weight-loss.

A Lost Decade for Young Workers

Wages for high school- and college-educated Americans fell from 2001 to 2011, but not just because of the recession.

Holi Fest Is Pretty, Problematic

The celebration includes paint-throwing to signal the end of winter, and this year 200 people developed allergic reactions.

How Keyboards Shape Language

A paper argues that because of QWERTY's letter arrangement, words dominated by right-side letters become more likable.

Solving War Crimes With Wristbands

Why Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" viral video may do more harm than good

The Real Legacy of Breitbart

An unsentimental critique of the web pioneer, on what his fans haven't confronted—and reasons to value him.

Why the Obama-Bell Video Doesn't Matter

It's another conservative claim that the president is a radical.

Introducing The Iran War Clock

We've assembled a panel of experts to estimate the chances of conflict, in the hope of producing an informed debate.

The 51% Tragedy in Greece

For the first time on record, the majority of young Greek workers are unemployed

What's Really Making Us Fat?

It may not be all about calories. New research places at least some of the blame on chemicals in our food.

On Jew Pond: A New Hampshire Town Debates a Historic Name

Does a snide joke from the 1920s still belong on the map?

What Technology Journalists Talked About in 1876

The telephone caused concern about the world changes it would bring.

The Biggest Story in Photos

Japan Earthquake: One Year Later

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James Fallows on Obama's first term, Raymond Bonner on the death penalty, Christopher Hitchens on G.K. Chesterton, and more

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