Mara Wilson

World Cup pub crowds capture the promise and potential of an emerging stateside fandom

Including some of The Atlantic’s best work on the climate crisis, the fight over abortion, and more

On some of America’s favorite Black shows, the struggle for representation continued behind the scenes, from our latest cover story. Plus: the potential unintended consequences of COVID booster-shot banditry.

As wild and empty as the continent might seem, human ambition is changing it permanently.

Including some of The Atlantic’s standout work on the coronavirus, America’s racial reckoning, and the election

While the West has scaled back operations in the Antarctic, Russia and China have pushed ahead.

In 1961, Atlantic readers debated a question Americans are still asking today.

In 1994, Eric Schlosser made the case for decriminalizing marijuana and eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing. Readers had a wide array of responses.

After a natural disaster, courier services such as USPS and UPS help communities return to a sense of normalcy.

In the August 1963 issue, The Atlantic published King’s famous letter under the title “The Negro Is Your Brother.” Readers’ responses were largely positive.