The Atlantic A Vaccine Reality Check So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end. Sarah Zhang
The Funkadelic Album That Predicted the Future The legendary band could almost blend in with other acts during the counterculture of the ’70s. But today, the group looks like a pure phenomenon. James Parker Michael Ochs Archives / Getty
20 Years of Friendship With the Woman Across the Hall “I used to joke and say, ‘If I died in my apartment, I knew that Barbara was the person who would find me.’” Julie Beck Wenjia Tang
Patience Is a Dirty Word “We do not want our freedom gradually,” John Lewis said, “but we want to be free now!” Ibram X. Kendi Danny Lyon / Magnum
‘We’re Talking About More Than Half a Million People Missing From the U.S. Population’ How the pandemic is disrupting America’s birth, death, and immigration rates Joe Pinsker Shutterstock / The Atlantic
The Atlantic Daily » The Pandemic Population Lull We distill down the week, highlighting three developments worth keeping an eye on as it draws to a close. Caroline Mimbs Nyce
‘We’re Talking About More Than Half a Million People Missing From the U.S. Population’ Joe Pinsker July 23, 2020