Uber’s Secret Program Raises Questions About Discrimination
In digital environments, the right to refuse service can be made invisible. That’s not necessarily a good thing.
In digital environments, the right to refuse service can be made invisible. That’s not necessarily a good thing.
There’s no consensus on the greatest ideological threat to the United States.
The alleged perpetrator is a former reporter who was fired for fabricating stories. He is accused of being responsible for only a small fraction of the threats made in recent weeks.
The need for Congress to figure out why he and his team keep misleading the public about Russia grows more urgent by the day, even if they are ultimately exonerated.
The president told reporters on Thursday he has “total” confidence in his attorney general, who faces controversy over his Russia contacts.
Declines in manufacturing employment are shaping the structure of the American family.
An excerpt from a feature documentary on LGBTQ refugees advocating for better representation and resettlement
The new president is about to learn how difficult it is to get Congress to approve his spending priorities.
Analysts reportedly tucked classified information about Russian hacking inside Intellipedia for safekeeping.
At the country’s annual concrete expo, the machines are big and the future is uncertain.
The attorney general’s testimony about communications with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign has landed him in hot water.
Jordan Peele’s fantastic film relies heavily on the sense of sight to amplify its racial horror.
Seven years after abolishing mandatory military service, the country is now responding to “the security change in our neighborhood.”
Since 1857, The Atlantic has been challenging established answers with tough questions. Here, Michael K. Williams wrestles with one of his own: Is he being typecast?
Anxiety and listless days as a foreign-policy bureaucracy confronts the possibility of radical change
Calvin College is no fundamentalist Christian school.
A documentary about three of the 13 million unregistered people born outside the nation’s former one-child policy
In an animated interview, the scientist describes the importance of taking chances.
A documentary filmed over the course of 20 years tells the story of a disenfranchised community pushed out of their homes.
Director Ezra Edelman on how the football player’s commercial success became a beacon for African Americans
Philip Carlson was the agent who signed Philip Seymour Hoffman and Claire Danes. In a short film, he describes his love for the industry.
A colorful short film follows a troupe of young people from London as they get ready for the festival.
Monitoring the president’s statements on Twitter—and analyzing what they mean
The attorney general stepped aside from the Russia investigation on Thursday amid questions about his contacts with Moscow’s ambassador during the election.
Senator Rand Paul heard GOP leaders were keeping their health care legislation hidden. So he went to try and find it.
The White House should stop taking credit for the raid as a success while passing the buck for its failures.
The Senate approved Ben Carson to serve as secretary of housing and urban development on Thursday.
A new book challenges the popular understanding of how the U.S. prison population skyrocketed.
Unique authority granted to the sunshine state allows it to have a profound impact on emissions regulations.
After interviews with 200 senior business executives, Hal Gregersen of MIT found that one of the virtues of good leadership is listening properly.
A consultant whose firm helps businesses curry favor with the Chinese government has purchased a unit in the president's New York building.
The pursuit of efficiency led to plant closures in a small North Carolina town, illustrating how what’s supposedly good for consumers can often be bad for a community.
The retailer is having a tough time translating its trendiness and in-store experience to digital consumers.
The month’s most interesting stories about money and economics from around the web
In 1970, the small firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette held its IPO—and fundamentally reshaped the world of finance.
Tell us your birthday, and we’ll show you how the world has changed since you were born.
Well-meaning hackers are identifying security flaws—and making bank.
Some drones are programmed to avoid restricted airspace—but it’s not hard to ignore the limits and fly there anyway.
Even in the internet age, the rhythms of print publications drive the news cycle.
The national dish is really a fusion of immigrant fare. An Object Lesson
Training neural networks to identify galaxies could forever change humanity’s perspective of the universe.
The ride-sharing giant’s full-blown PR crisis is getting worse.
The smartphone’s ubiquity has made it boring and oppressive. A new, retro handset opens the door to a different future.
The vote is in response to the U.S. not extending its visa-waiver program to the citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, and Romania.
It’s not just the GOP. Political dominance has a way of sowing discord among those who hold it.
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
King Salman's historic visit to Indonesia is the culmination of a long campaign for influence.
The former president was charged with complicity in the murder of hundreds of protesters involved in mass demonstrations that led to his ouster.
Published 100 years ago, the Zimmermann Telegram detailed a German proposal to ally with Mexico against the United States.
In the battle against antibiotic resistance, salt might be a simple but effective weapon.
The time between diagnosis and death presents an opportunity for “extraordinary growth.”
The prevalence of unpaid medical bills varies widely by state, but it affects the South disproportionately.
It’s believed that people on the spectrum don’t get hooked on alcohol or other drugs. New evidence suggests they do.
Choosing skimpier plans may work out for the very healthy or very lucky. Others would be stuck with large, unexpected bills.
Volunteers are taking the care of their terminally ill neighbors into their own hands.
X-rays and other “objective" instruments influenced controversies about whose pain should be believed.
Three researchers describe their findings in NASA’s study of identical twin brothers, one in space and one on Earth.
The region’s ecology is a product of 8,000 years of indigenous agriculture.
Meet the storage format that never goes obsolete.
“We should be very thankful to those unnamed prisoners who saved those carcasses.”
They get less than any other animal, which leaves a jumbo-sized hole in theories about why animals snooze at all.
When one natural cycle falls out of sync with another, everyone pays the price.
Scientists have devised an ingenious new method to figure out which of these habitats are most worth saving.
Volcanic eruptions in Italy, Carnival celebrations around the world, an annular solar eclipse seen in Argentina, and much more.
Ryan Murphy’s new FX series compellingly shows the sexist forces that pitted two titans against each other.
“Green Light,” the comeback single for the inventive pop star, is an upbeat announcement of change.
The rap star’s back-to-back new albums showcase his appeal with two very different sounds.
The late-night host emphasized America’s common interests with its southern neighbor in his latest international special.
In her new book, the author Lauren Elkin discusses the forgotten history of women artists who wandered the city and fought back against the masculine notion of the drifter.
The British documentarian’s newest project is a fascinating failure.
The actor and the late-night host gave healthcare the theater-of-the-absurd treatment.
The best recent writing about school
For one, he will reportedly slash dollars from AmeriCorps.
Strong progress has been made to integrate students with disabilities into general-education classrooms. Educator instruction hasn’t kept up.
Racial diversity is rising in America’s suburban public schools, and many institutions are struggling to provide necessary resources.
The new documentary Teacher of the Year pushes against Hollywood’s hack-or-hero portrayals of the profession.
How and why the lovable, mistake-prone Grover was selected to teach children about science, technology, and math
In Finland, students can learn the basics with a set of knitting needles.
“These works do not belong only to Arabs, Muslims or Palestinians. They are a heritage for everyone in the world.”
Nearly two-dozen Jewish community centers and day schools in nearly a dozen states received bomb threats.
Peak bloom has typically fallen around early April.
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of Melissa Eich, a speech pathologist in Charlottesville, Virginia, taken by her husband Matt Eich.
Officials say it's the worst flood to hit Silicon Valley in nearly a decade.
The U.S. Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, overturns a death-penalty sentence after an expert witness testified the defendant was more likely to commit future crimes because he is black.
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of millennial freelancers living in Los Angeles made by photographer Jessica Chou.
The president railed against intelligence leaks and lambasted the media.
Some people are taking steps now to prepare for a life without death.
In an animated interview, the author explains the problem with stereotypes.
In a series of conversations, The Atlantic will explore civitas, the contract binding all citizens together.
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