The Atlantic

One year after widespread protests, state reforms have brought accountability to policing, if not an end to brutality.

Even some Texans who wouldn’t themselves have an abortion think that the state’s new abortion law is too extreme.

A generation facing an intractable problem debates whether to bring a new generation into the world.

A misconception about the prevalence of working from home explains a lot about confirmation bias in America.

As the 2022 redistricting wars heat up, multiple lawsuits may help determine the future of Congress.

The president’s decision could cost Democrats in 2022 and 2024. He doesn’t care.

The right-wing rally at the Capitol turned out to be a forum for random grievances, and an opportunity to dress like Batman.

But not that mad.

Some advocates on the left want America to talk about pregnancy and birth in gender-neutral terms. But this language change might not be so easy for the country to embrace.

Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office, but GOP attempts to undermine elections aren’t going anywhere.

Can Eric Schmitt—Missouri’s anti-mandate attorney general—sue his way to the U.S. Senate?

In an interview, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin discusses fatherhood, who deserves to be punished, his relationship with the police, and more.

Vanishingly few people have legitimate reasons to avoid COVID-19 vaccination. Some say their doctors told them not to get vaccinated anyway.

Gavin Newsom’s strategy has momentum, and it provides a crucial template for his fellow Dems in 2022.

Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, never had the abortion she was seeking. She gave her baby girl up for adoption, and now that baby is an adult. After decades of keeping her identity a secret, Jane Roe’s child has chosen to talk about her life.

The new administration promised competency and efficiency, but it has struggled all year with consistent pandemic messaging.

The historically libertarian organization now says that strict public-health measures protect freedom rather than limit it.

Democratic candidates in this fall’s elections are doing their best to make sure that the former president is still on the ballot.

In a crisis like the one that hit the world in March 2020, only one thing will restore confidence: limitless cash. An excerpt from Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy.

Dan Darling lost his job because he refused to “stay neutral” on COVID-19.

Most Democrats don’t approve of Texas’s new abortion ban. But they hope it may help them gin up voter enthusiasm.

If John Seago and his allies get their way, abortion would be completely illegal in the United States. Would they be ready for the consequences?

The answer to one of the most vexing debates in American politics is an idea that everyone hates.

Evacuees from Afghanistan filed out of the airport security checkpoint quietly, a few groups every 20 minutes: men in beige waistcoats, veiled women with curly-haired babies, toddlers clutching juice boxes.

Gavin Newsom’s struggles could spell trouble for Democrats everywhere.