The Intrusion of White Families Into Bilingual Schools
Will the growing demand for multilingual early-childhood programs push out the students these programs were designed to serve?
Puerto Rico’s Power Struggle
Amid a confusing tangle of overlapping authorities, shady contracts, and a push for privatization, nobody knows what the end of the island’s electricity and humanitarian crises will look like, or when it will come.
The Rise of the Alt-Right
Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2017, when the right-wing movement gained momentum
The Year in Party Politics
Selections from The Atlantic’s coverage of 2017, when both parties had to adapt to an atypical political landscape
How Rural Students Define the American Dream
A photo essay highlights the perspectives of teens on politics, education, and hopes for the future.
Radio Atlantic: Ideas of the Year, 2017 Edition
To close out the year, Atlantic journalists tell us the events and insights that defined it.
Myths from American History Class
American history is rarely as straightforward as it is taught.
The Traveling Abortion Doctor
Two filmmakers follow a Texas abortion provider, some of her patients, and the staunch pro-life advocates who oppose her work.
Could Positive Train Control Have Prevented the Washington Wreck?
The NTSB said the train that derailed south of Seattle on Monday was traveling 80 miles per hour, 50 miles faster than the speed limit on the curve where it crashed.
What American-History Classes Aren't Teaching
Despite efforts to require lessons on civil rights, outdated textbooks in the Mississippi school system indicate little has changed.
A Fatal Derailment in Washington State
A high-speed train traveling between Seattle and Portland crashed Monday morning, killing an unknown number of passengers and leaving coaches dangling from an overpass on Interstate 5.
The Growing Partisan Divide Over Feminism
Democratic men are 31 points more likely to say that the “country has not gone far enough on women’s rights” than Republican women.
Threading a City With Gunfire Sensors Might Not Make It Any Safer
Amid record-breaking gun violence, Chicago’s police are expanding the use of an innovative technology—with little evidence that it helps.
First Responders to Mass Shootings Speak Up
Trauma surgeons, hospital directors, and other first responders to gun violence advocate for research and policy reform.
The Community-College ‘Segregation Machine’
California’s remedial-class system holds back a disproportionate number of students of color.
Why Do American Schools Have Such Long Hours?
The structure of America’s school calendar may seem counterintuitive—and in many ways, it is.
Can the Democratic Party Make a Comeback in 2018?
Democrats won a historic victory in Alabama in the U.S. Senate special election, but the unique circumstances of that race won’t be easily replicated in future contests.
'We Are in a Trump-Driven Worst-Case Situation Right Now'
The president is the common thread between the recent Republican losses in Alabama, New Jersey, and Virginia.
The Voters of Alabama
Portraits from the Yellowhammer state, where Democrat Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in the special election for Senate on Tuesday
African American Voters Made Doug Jones a U.S. Senator in Alabama
The state’s Black Belt made big turnout gains in support of the Democratic candidate, providing his margin of victory in the Senate special election in a deep-red state.