Joe Biden Defending Free Trade Is Biden’s Best BetThe Atlantic - Peter BeinartMany leading Democratic candidates are running against free trade, but trade is popular—especially in Iowa. Joe Biden needs to win Iowa. If Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders beats him in the Democratic
News (Hong Kong) Beneath the Veil of Xi Jinping’s Legacy ProjectThe Atlantic - Eyck FreymannChina’s signature project is actually a sweeping, poorly coordinated branding effort posing as an infrastructure initiative. Chinese President Xi Jinping is a man in a rush to build a legacy. In 2013,
Veterans Will Americans Call Afghanistan a Victory?The Atlantic - Jim GolbyThe public’s judgment about whether the United States won or lost the war will affect civilian-military relations for years to come. The Trump administration appears poised to announce, within days or
Israel Trump’s Perfidy, Israel’s Self-OwnThe Atlantic - Daniel ShapiroTrump’s racism and Netanyahu’s dependency have driven a bulldozer through the bipartisan consensus. This story was updated on August 16, 2019 at 7:05pm. You don’t expect logic and reason to rule the day
Israel A Few Lessons From Israel’s Spat With the ‘Squad’The Atlantic - David FrumThe best way for Israel to strengthen its hand is not by waging war to the utmost against its opponents, but by maximizing the number and range of its friends. On Thursday, Representative Rashida Tlaib
Jeffrey Epstein The Real Scandal of the MCCThe Atlantic - Jeanne TheoharisThe Metropolitan Correctional Center has become notorious for decades of inhumane treatment. “URGENT,” the emails were marked. Since Jeffrey Epstein’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, at
Politics Trump’s Hate Makes the 'Squad' StrongerThe Atlantic - Conor FriedersdorfThe president gives his opponents media attention and enhances their influence on American life. Who better to personify the opposition party than its official congressional leaders? Tom Daschle. Harry
Mississippi Trump’s 'Invasion' Was a Corporate Recruitment DriveThe Atlantic - Eric SchlosserWhat Trump has called an “invasion” was actually a corporate recruitment drive. The immigration raid last week at seven poultry plants in rural Mississippi was a perfect symbol of the Trump administration’s
News (Hong Kong) Authoritarians Are Filling the Vacuum Left by TrumpThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamThe president didn’t put any of the globe’s authoritarians in office, but he’s encouraged their worst instincts. Over the past few nightmarish hurricane seasons, climate scientists have sought to draw
East China Sea Trump’s Dangerous Message on Hong KongThe Atlantic - Thomas WrightCompetition between the U.S. and China may be inevitable, but if Trump and Xi mishandle the Hong Kong crisis, they could lose the ability to calibrate. For two and a half years, the world has wondered
Jay Z Jay-Z Helps the NFL Banish Colin KaepernickThe Atlantic - Jemele HillThe former quarterback caused a problem for the league—which turned to the celebrated rapper for assistance. Yesterday the hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell held
Maine Flying Down EastThe Atlantic - Deborah FallowsWe were flying away from Washington D.C. again, leaving the Sturm und Drang of our hometown in early August for a point nearly as far east on the U.S. map as one can get. It is “Down East,” in the vernacular
Bernie Sanders How to Improve Campaign DebatesThe Atlantic - Conor FriedersdorfLast week, Senator Bernie Sanders appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, on which the eponymous host frequently converses with guests for longer than three hours. So it was no surprise when Rogan asked
Gannett A Potential Merger Spells Doom for Local NewspapersThe Atlantic - John TempleIf GateHouse Media actually acquires Gannett, countless local outlets might be closed or homogenized. But there’s an alternative. From 20 feet away, one designer used to tell me, all newspapers look the
Taxes Taxing Assault Weapons: Old Solution for Modern ProblemThe Atlantic - Saul CornellA solution from the founding era might work again today. The nation is debating what to do about assault-style weapons, what gun-rights advocates like to call modern sporting rifles. Gun-rights champions
Barack Obama Trump Is Repeating Obama’s Executive-Action MistakeThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamThe 44th president became a devotee of unilateral presidential actions—and then saw many moves quickly reversed once he left office. August is traditionally a slow time in Washington, but this week, President
NCAA The NCAA Puts the Squeeze on Black AgentsThe Atlantic - Jemele HillA new generation of African American agents wants basketball players to get a better deal. The college-sports organization moved to exclude new blood. Nicole Lynn is an attorney and a former Wall Street
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Death in Prison Was One of ManyThe Atlantic - Ken WhiteThese stories don’t mention Jeffrey Epstein, but they are about him. Jeffrey Epstein’s name and face are everywhere following his death. Even as an investigation reveals that the Metropolitan Correctional
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Final Act of ImpunityThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamOnce more, a member of America’s elite has escaped accountability for his alleged crimes. How did Jeffrey Epstein’s story capture so much attention in 2019? The financier, who was found dead in his cell
trump news update The President Is Too Thin-Skinned to Protect the United StatesThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamThe president’s aides are reluctant even to broach the dangers of white racist violence in his presence. Stop me if you’ve heard this one: There’s a dangerous threat to United States security. It’s widely
Michigan The Choices Facing Community CollegesThe Atlantic - James FallowsAmerica is in the middle of another news emergency, about crises that are genuinely important. But meanwhile, other aspects of public and private life grind on, and because they will matter so much in
College & University The Power of a Community CollegeThe Atlantic - James FallowsLast week I reported on a conference of community-college leaders that Deb Fallows and I attended in Michigan, and about some of the reasons we’ve come to believe that community colleges are so important
Bernie Sanders Democrats Should Just Stick to What’s PopularThe Atlantic - Yascha MounkVoters are more open to progressive economic policy now than in the recent past. But they are not opposed to capitalism. Donald Trump poses a terrible threat to minority communities throughout the country,
Amazon Marketplace Fighting Monopoly Will Require Collective PowerThe Atlantic - Nathan SchneiderTougher regulation will help, but workers and small businesses also need the ability to join forces against corporate power. Finally, the need for tougher antitrust enforcement is dawning on politicians
Brookings Institution The New Servant ClassThe Atlantic - Derek Thompson“Wealth work” is one of America’s fastest-growing industries. That’s not entirely a good thing. In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming
Politics Trump's Conspiracy Theory About the Clintons and EpsteinThe Atlantic - David FrumOn Saturday, President Trump spread a conspiracy theory accusing the Clintons of murdering Jeffrey Epstein. August 10, 1969: San Clemente, California—President Richard Nixon accused his predecessor Lyndon
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Death Reflects a Suicide ProblemThe Atlantic - Lindsay M. HayesBaseless speculation abounded after the accused sex trafficker died, but criminal-justice scholars point instead to a broader suicide problem. Until the end, their lives were different in countless ways.
Migrant Children America's Moral Responsibility for Migrant ChildrenThe Atlantic - Eric FanningThe United States has a moral responsibility for unaccompanied children—and took it seriously, at least in 2014. In the spring of 2014, a sudden surge of unaccompanied children began crossing the southern
Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson Ties Self-Help to Progressive GoalsThe Atlantic - Natalia Mehlman PetrzelaAfter Marianne Williamson garnered enough support to land her on the Democratic debate stage twice, politically engaged people had little choice but to take her half-seriously, and look into what her of
