In the wake of the Sago mining tragedy, a look back at an 1861 tale that brought the plight of impoverished West Virginia workers to national attention.
Before periodicals became a wellspring of consumerism, they were a site of a profound disagreement over the welfare of children’s souls.
How The Atlantic's literary editor turns a daily deluge of new books into magazine coverage.
Susan Choi’s new book, Flashlight, considers the evolution of rage.
The history of the Islamic Republic illuminates how it may answer the U.S. strikes.