Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.

The state still disenfranchises more of its eligible voters than any other—but this year, it has the chance to change that.

Author Jonathan Katz reflects on what we can learn from the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010

Israel’s prime ministers have faced corruption charges for decades. The country is waiting to find out if the allegations against Benjamin Netanyahu are any different.

The Syrian strongman saw the red line on sarin as a green light to do everything else.

The recent carnage notwithstanding, the government has called for talks with the Taliban.

A collection of articles from every year of The Atlantic’s history traces the evolution of the magazine, and of America.

Twentieth-century American presidents lionized the Confederate general. Now the tide is shifting.

The governor’s yearbook picture, like many images before it, reinforces the belief that blacks are content in their oppression.

And the young, brilliant professor who made them before he died