The Atlanticflipped into HealthNowThe Pregnant Moms Trying to Get a Miracle Drug for Their Babiesverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Sarah ZhangA new treatment for cystic fibrosis can change a person’s life, but is not officially approved for anyone under 2. At six months pregnant, Sonja Lee Finnegan flew from Switzerland to France to buy $20,000 worth of drugs from a person she had never met. The drug she was after, Trikafta, is legal in …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories1 hour agoDon’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Deadverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Faith HillFor decades, sitting was a both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era. Babysitting used to be both a job and a rite of passage. For countless American teens, and especially teen girls, it was a tentative step toward adulthood—responsibility, but with …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories1 hour agoCaitlin Clark Is Just the Beginningverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Alex KirshnerAfter decades of treatment as second-class citizens, female college athletes are surpassing men in popularity, interest, and financial potential. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Caitlin Clark’s remarkable season is how many people have been watching it. All but two of the University of Iowa …
The Atlanticflipped into Ideas1 hour agoThe Worst Argument for Youth Transitionverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Helen LewisAndrea Long Chu says the unpopular part out loud. The point of a public intellectual is to make wild arguments with maximum conviction. And in this respect, Andrea Long Chu—transgender woman, Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic, irrepressible provocateur—always exceeds my expectations. In a recent …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories2 hours agoChristine Blasey Ford Testifies Againverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Megan GarberHer new memoir doubles as a modern-day horror story. “I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified,” Christine Blasey Ford said in the fall of 2018, introducing herself to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a television audience of millions. Early in One Way Back, the memoir Ford has …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories14 hours agoPutin’s Nuclear Theatricsverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Tom NicholsThe Kremlin continues its clumsy nuclear games with threats to send Russian weapons to Belarus. Last spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would station nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Evidence suggests that this move is imminent, but it is strategically meaningless. Cold War …