Tony Judt said that there is darkness in this world, and that darkness often triumphed—and liberated me to do the same.
“The First White President,” revisited
Kanye West wants freedom—white freedom.
And why it scares the hell out of me
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. On Monday, the retired four-star general and White House Ch...
Activists can’t persuade their contemporaries—they’re aiming at the next generation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/colin-kaepernick/541845/?utm_source=feed
Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how the 2016 election was a reaction to Obama’s presidency.
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
HBO’s Confederate takes as its premise an ugly truth that black Americans are forced to live every day: What if the Confederacy wasn’t wholly defeated?
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/08/no-confederate/535512/?utm_source=feed
Four Atlantic staffers discuss the Netflix show’s portrayal of a group of black students at a mostly white elite university.
The former president explains what it’s like to be both a person and a symbol.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/522486/barack-obama-on-criticism-and-fervor/?utm_source=feed
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. (Editor’s note: Reader questions are in bold, followed by...
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. (Editor’s note: Reader questions are in bold, followed by...
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/on-race-relations/622623/?utm_source=feed
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. (Editor’s note: Reader questions are in bold, followed by...
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2017/01/music-and-france/622624/?utm_source=feed
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. (Editor’s note: These questions from Atlantic readers—i...
https://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2017/01/on-fame-and-blogging/622625/?utm_source=feed
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. (Editor’s note: These questions from Atlantic readers—i...
The fourth in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates
The third in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates
The second in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president
The first in a series of interviews between Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president
In a short animation, Barack Obama speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates about his road to the White House.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/510443/the-making-of-a-black-president/?utm_source=feed
A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/?utm_source=feed
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Here’s an interesting piece from Hamilton Nolan arguing ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2016/10/on-the-right-to-know/623086/?utm_source=feed
Political reporters were taken aback by Hillary Clinton’s charge that half of Trump’s supporters are prejudiced. Few bothered to investigate the claim itself.
His great accomplishment was to be indicted for a crime and then receive the kind of treatment typically reserved for rich white guys.