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Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? - The Atlantic
WebAug 3, 2017 · O ne day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas. She answered her phone—she’s had an iPhone since she was 11—sounding as if she’d just woken ...
Annie Dillard's Classic Essay 'Total Eclipse' - The Atlantic
WebAugust 8, 2017. Ever since the essay was first published in 1982, readers—including this one—have thrilled to “Total Eclipse,” Annie Dillard’s masterpiece of literary nonfiction, which ...
The Most Effective Nonprofits to Fight Climate Change - The Atlantic
WebDec 15, 2021 · The economist Daniel Stein has a clear answer: You should give to groups that lobby for aggressive climate policies. And if you’re an American, he has three such groups in mind: the Evergreen ...
This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like
WebFeb 22, 2018 · More and more older people are finding themselves in a similar situation as Baby Boomers reach retirement age without enough savings and as housing costs and medical expenses rise; for instance, a ...
How Boeing Lost Its Bearings - The Atlantic
WebNovember 20, 2019. The flight that put the Boeing Company on course for disaster lifted off a few hours after sunrise. It was good flying weather—temperatures in the mid-40s with a slight breeze ...
The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic
WebMay 22, 2014 · The Case for Reparations. Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our ...
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
WebSep 3, 2020 · His capacious definition of sucker includes those who lose their lives in service to their country, as well as those who are taken prisoner, or are wounded in battle. “He has a lot of fear ...
Yes, the Constitution Set Up a Democracy - The Atlantic
WebNov 2, 2020 · Getty / The Atlantic. November 2, 2020. Dependent on a minority of the population to hold national power, Republicans such as Senator Mike Lee of Utah have taken to reminding the public that “we ...
Conspiracy Theories and the Problem of Disbelief - The Atlantic
WebMar 16, 2021 · Distinguishing excessive doubt from excessive belief can help inform how to bring a conspiracy theorist back to reality. Some people believe the most extraordinary things. Earth is flat, and ...
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