“Anatomy of an American Failure”
In The Atlantic’s September issue, Ed Yong reports on how the most powerful country in the world failed its citizens.
Clint Smith Joining The Atlantic as a Staff Writer
Five Nonprofits Honored for Renewing Their Communities From the Ground Up
Renewal Award winners, selected from thousands of nominations, receive funding and national recognition from The Atlantic and Allstate.
The Atlantic’s 2020 Report on Diversity and Inclusion
The Atlantic Festival Goes Virtual September 21–24, Featuring Dozens of Events, Conversations, and Performances
Don Mischer Productions joins as festival production partner.
The Atlantic’s The American Crisis Coming from Simon & Schuster in September
An urgent look at a country in chaos, by The Atlantic’s staff writers and contributors.
The Atlantic Presents White Noise: Feature Documentary Goes Inside the Racist Right
White Noise to premiere at 2020 AFI Docs Film Festival on June 20
History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly
In The Atlantic’s July/August issue, Anne Applebaum reports on why Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral president
“Shadowland”: A New Project From The Atlantic on the Power and Danger of Conspiracy
Immersive series, launching with Adrienne LaFrance’s cover story on the prophecies of QAnon, explores how conspiracy theories captured the American mind.
Caroline Smith Joining The Atlantic as Design Director
In this newly created staff role, Smith will focus on the visual direction of the website, from daily coverage to special storytelling projects.
Barton Gellman Joins The Atlantic as Staff Writer
Gellman will focus his early reporting on the coronavirus pandemic and the government’s response to the unfolding crisis.
The Anxious Child, and the Crisis of Modern Parenting
In The Atlantic’s May issue, Kate Julian reports on the rise of anxiety and depression in children, and why changes in parenting may be one key to the solution.
“How to Build a Life”—New column by Arthur Brooks
Pointing yourself toward happiness—even in the midst of a global pandemic.
Floodlines: The story of an unnatural disaster
The Atlantic’s eight-part podcast, reported by Vann R. Newkirk II, explores the aftermath of the day the levees broke.
“How to Destroy a Government”—In The Atlantic’s April issue, George Packer reveals how President Trump is winning his war on American institutions, and argues that a second term will irrevocably harm what remains.
“The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake” — In The Atlantic’s March issue, David Brooks considers a better way to live together
Call for Entries: Atlantic Media’s 2020 Michael Kelly Award
Deadline to Enter: Monday, February 17, 2020; First Place Award: $25,000; Finalists’ Award: $3,000
The Atlantic expands publication of short stories, with launch of Fiction section
New section debuts with “Birdie,” a short story by Lauren Groff
Nick Baumann Joining The Atlantic as Politics Editor
Whitney Dangerfield to become senior Ideas editor
“What It Means to Be a Man”—In The Atlantic’s January/February issue, Peggy Orenstein reports on the miseducation of the American boy