Baltimore Takes Down Its Confederate Monuments
The city removed them less than a week after violent protests broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, over a statue of Robert E. Lee.
The 1850s Response to the Racism of 2017
How the writers of The Atlantic responded to defenses of slavery in the 19th century
The Chilling Effects of Openly Displayed Firearms
Charlottesville marks a new era of even bolder assertion of the right to threaten violence for political purposes.
The Alabama Senate Race Gets Moore Strange
A Bible-thumper and a tainted insider advance to the GOP runoff in an election that tested red-state Republican loyalties in the age of Trump.
Why Suburban Schools Are Inflating Kids' Grades
Middle-class high-schoolers aren’t getting any smarter, but their GPAs are rising—and that’s pushing their poor peers further behind.
Can the U.S. Government Seize an Anti-Trump Website's Visitor Logs?
The Department of Justice is seeking the 1.3 million IP addresses that accessed a website advertising Inauguration Day protests.
Durham's Confederate Statue Comes Down
Unwilling to wait for local officials to act to take down a Civil War monument, a group of protesters took matters into their own hands Monday night.
Can Democrats Gain Ground in Deep-Red Alabama?
A crowded field of candidates is vying for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, despite extremely long odds.
Vigils, Marches, and Memorials After Charlottesville
In squares and streets across the United States, vigils and marches were held this weekend in response to the hatred and violence on display during a rally in Charlottesville on Saturday.
Could Police Have Prevented Bloodshed in Charlottesville?
Neo-Nazis and counter-protesters alike think that local and state police should have done a better job keeping violence from breaking out over the weekend.
The Problem With Confederate Monuments
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu believes that the Civil War should be remembered, not revered.
Why Charlottesville?
The university town was once named “the happiest city in America.” More and more, though, it’s the setting for hatred.
The Hoods Are Off
The “Unite the Right” gathering wasn’t a Klan rally at all. It was a pride march.
Bloodshed in Charlottesville
A photojournalist captures scenes from a Virginia city beset with violence as white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters.
When Does a Fringe Movement Stop Being Fringe?
Even the most feared white supremacists in the lore of Jim Crow were just regular white men.
Alt-Right Members in Charlottesville Vow Not to Back Down
“This is a phenomenal victory.”
The Hidden Meaning of Trump's Charlottesville Remarks
Reading between the lines of a denunciation of hatred, bigotry, and violence
Nuclear Anxiety Returns to America
People are talking about thermonuclear war again—and they're out of practice.
Radio Atlantic: Kurt Andersen on How America Lost Its Mind
Magical thinking and "alternative facts" have a long, proud history in these United States.
Trump Informally Declares the Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
Once the proper paperwork is drawn up, the president’s unexpected and off-the-cuff announcement will free up disaster funding for cities and states dealing with the epidemic.