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The Largest Upward Transfer of Wealth in American History

House Republicans voted to advance a bill that would offer lavish tax cuts for the rich while slashing benefits for the poor.

It Should Not Be Controversial to Plead for Gaza’s Children

Israel’s limits on aid have put the region at “critical risk of famine.” Help is within reach. But it’s not enough—and it’s arriving too slowly.

The Beauty That Moral Courage Creates

A lovely paradox of doing good in the world is that it does you good too.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Trump Is Crushing the Netanyahu Myth

The Israeli leader and his allies bet everything on Trump. But he’s just not that into them.

A Striking Moment in American Activism

A new documentary revisits a pivotal week at Gallaudet University in 1988.

The Anti-Natalist’s Revenge

A manifesto left by the bomber of a fertility clinic demands refutation.

24 Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.

America’s Johnson & Johnson Problem

A new book reveals how Big Pharma’s brazen behavior fueled medical mistrust.

Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Donald Trump

A conversation with the president about executive power, Signalgate, and 24-karat gold

A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism

The person charged with attacking an American Jewish gathering and killing two Israeli-embassy aides disingenuously invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.

What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Autism

Starting with his claims of an “autism epidemic.”

Time for Scary Movies to Make Us Laugh Again

Final Destination has nailed down a formula that other horror films should learn from.

An Awkward Truth About American Work

Direct-selling schemes are considered fringe businesses, but their values have bled into the national economy.

The Long War That Ended Last Week

The PKK is disarming. Can Turkey keep the peace?

The Congressman Who Saw the Truth About Biden

While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.

Put Down the Vacuum

Americans need to get off the tidiness treadmill.

There Is No Dignity in Capitulation

A worrying pattern has taken hold in public television.

‘We’re Definitely Going to Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI’

The true story behind the chaos at OpenAI

America’s First True Dictator

For a playbook on how to capture the state, look at the tenure of Louisiana Governor Huey Long.