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Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income

Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income

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America is the richest civilization in history. Why, then, are our living standards so low compared to those of other wealthy democracies? “There’s a big idea out there that could help solve this,” says The Atlantic writer Annie Lowrey. “It’s called a universal basic income.” In a new animated video, …

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An Asteroid Named Aretha

An Asteroid Named Aretha

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In 2001, Aretha Franklin took the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. She wore a bleach-white jumpsuit and feather boa, her hair teased up in her trademark style, glossy as obsidian. A guitar twanged over the cheers of a packed house. “What is that, Teddy?” Franklin …

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The Atlantic Daily: Value in the Movement

The Atlantic Daily: Value in the Movement

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What We’re FollowingFreedom of the Press: Donald Trump’s attacks on the media don’t only affect professional journalists, write The Atlantic’s editors; rather, they’re attacks on the individual rights of all Americans. That’s because “the press is neither the enemy of the people nor its ally, but rather its possession.” Read …

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The U.S. Must Engage With Russia

The U.S. Must Engage With Russia

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On my recent trip to Russia, I spent an hour with Mikhail Gorbachev. I told him that in the West we are grateful that he and President Ronald Reagan defied Cold War orthodoxy to significantly reduce our countries’ nuclear arms. And I asked him whether there was a moment in …

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The Freedom of the Press Is Yours

The Freedom of the Press Is Yours

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The press, says the 45th president of the United States, is “very dangerous & sick.” It causes “great division & distrust.” It is the “enemy of the people.”Every president—starting with George Washington, who griped about his treatment at the hands of “infamous scribblers”—has felt maligned or misunderstood by the media. …

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The Ocean’s Cosmic Lessons

The Ocean’s Cosmic Lessons

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On the southernmost shore of Oaxaca lies the Punta Cometa peninsula, a rocky cape that juts out into the Pacific Ocean in the shape of a cowboy boot. It is a destination popular with tourists, who flock to the region for its spectacular views of the sunset. But to locals, …

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The Atlantic Daily: Omitted Mention

The Atlantic Daily: Omitted Mention

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What We’re FollowingTrump and the Tape: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she “can’t guarantee” that Donald Trump has never used the N word, after a tell-all book by the former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman alleged he had been recorded using the slur. While the Trump presidency has …

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An Interminable U.S.-Canada Border Conflict

An Interminable U.S.-Canada Border Conflict

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“When we think of modern-day international border disputes, we imagine places like Kashmir, Jerusalem, Crimea, or the U.S.-Mexico border,” filmmaker Brian Gersten told The Atlantic. “So when I heard about Machias Seal Island, it was just so unexpected.” Gersten is referring to the last remaining border conflict between the U.S. …

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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Amorphous Tapes

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Amorphous Tapes

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Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey)Today in 5 Lines President Trump escalated his attacks against former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman, calling her a “dog” on Twitter. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters she “can’t guarantee” that Trump has never used a racial slur after Manigault Newman …

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The White House’s Striking Equivocation on a Trump N-Word Tape

The White House’s Striking Equivocation on a Trump N-Word Tape

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The request didn’t seem all that difficult: Could President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman say that he didn’t use the N word on tape?Yet time after time during Tuesday’s briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders parried the question, refusing to give a simple “yes” or “no.” Rather than answer the …

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How to Discuss the Far Right Without Empowering It

How to Discuss the Far Right Without Empowering It

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BERLIN—What happens when you do a primetime interview with a far-right leader—but don’t ask them anything about refugees?German television viewers found out Sunday night when the broadcaster ZDF ran a major interview with Alexander Gauland, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which capitalized on anti-refugee sentiment to …

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Nike Sued by Ex-Employees Over Gender Discrimination

Nike Sued by Ex-Employees Over Gender Discrimination

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Nike Inc. has been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed by four female ex-employees over allegations of gender discrimination. The lawsuit highlights that Nike pays and gives more opportunities to male workers more than their female counterparts. It also accused the company of fostering a hostile work environment for female …

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Omarosa Slams Her Former Colleagues in Forthcoming Tell-All

Omarosa Slams Her Former Colleagues in Forthcoming Tell-All

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In her new book Unhinged, set to be released on Tuesday, Omarosa Manigault Newman charts her fifteen years in the “cult” of Trumpworld, from her “Apprentice” days to the West Wing. She uses the word often throughout her 330-page memoir—cult—describing its leader as “mentally impaired,” his followers as “worshipful.”Manigault admits …

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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: One Strzok and He’s Out

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: One Strzok and He’s Out

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Written by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2)Today in 5 Lines Peter Strzok, the FBI agent removed from the Russia investigation over anti-Trump text messages, was fired, his lawyer said. Bobby Goodlatte, the son of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, said he’s “embarrassed” by his father’s “political grandstanding” during Strzok’s hearing earlier …

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The Atlantic Daily: ‘Literally Unreal’

The Atlantic Daily: ‘Literally Unreal’

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What We’re FollowingCharlottesville Anniversary: The white-supremacist “Unite the Right” rally planned for August 12 in Washington, D.C., drew roughly two dozen marchers, who were were far outnumbered by counterprotesters. Elaine Godfrey and Madeleine Carlisle reported from the event. Donald Trump commemorated the violence that followed last year’s rally with a …

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