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How Flamenco Went Pop
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The Spanish star Rosalía has made the harrowing music of Andalusia into a global phenomenon.
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The Atlantic A 26-year-old Spanish avant-pop artist with global reach, Rosalía is topping charts, winning awards, and finding a vast audience for her unique sound, James Parker writes. 7h
Italy’s Answer to Populism
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A grassroots anti-populist movement is challenging Matteo Salvini in Italy. Can its model be emulated elsewhere?
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The Atlantic Spontaneously mobilizing scores of people to condemn Matteo Salvini’s rhetoric on issues such as immigration and the European Union is part of the "Sardines'" challenge, reports. 13h
What Are RAs’ Social Lives Like?
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“I was always in a fishbowl. I felt like I was not just Alex, but Alex the RA.”
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The Atlantic In this week’s installment of The Friendship Files, talks with two best friends who met as college RAs about what happens to your social life when you’re an authority figure to your peers 31h
Photos of the Week: Impeachment Trial, Virtual Singer, Bat Clinic
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The annual Women's March in New York City, the Tour Down Under cycling event in Australia, a firefighting robot in India, anti-government protests in Iraq, the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Switzerland, and much more.
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The Atlantic Photos of the Week: The annual Women's March in New York City, the Tour Down Under cycling event in Australia, a firefighting robot in India, anti-government protests in Iraq, the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Switzerland, and much more—via . 32h
Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Is ‘Trumpian’ and ‘Authoritarian’
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Facebook has traded moral accountability for commercial gain, the former secretary of state tells The Atlantic.
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The Atlantic Hillary Clinton is specifically alarmed by what she views as Mark Zuckerberg’s unwillingness to battle the spread of disinformation and propaganda on his own platform, writes. 16h
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The Atlantic Hillary Clinton is specifically alarmed by what she views as Mark Zuckerberg’s unwillingness to battle the spread of disinformation and propaganda on his own platform, writes. 31h
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The Atlantic Mark Zuckerberg’s attitude toward disinformation on Facebook is “Trumpian” and “authoritarian,” Hillary Clinton tells . 36h
A Reckoning Over Iowa
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The privileged status of the early-voting states could come under threat if they elevate a candidate next month who ultimately loses to Donald Trump.
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The Atlantic 2020 could bring the most serious revolt in decades against the decisive role that Iowa and New Hampshire play in American elections, writes 36h
Obama’s 2016 Warning: Trump Is a ‘Fascist’
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The newly revealed comment is one of the former president’s strongest known critiques of his successor.
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The Atlantic During the 2016 campaign, Barack Obama told Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia that Donald Trump is a "fascist." reports 37h
Why Journalists Believe Mary Louise Kelly
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Mike Pompeo’s dig about not finding Ukraine on a map undermines his credibility.
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The Atlantic It's implausible that "Kelly, a veteran foreign correspondent, knows less geography than an attentive high-school social-studies student," argues 39h
The Plight of the Woman Trumpist
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Some female Republicans are choosing to embrace Trump—but does Trumpism have a place for them?
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The Atlantic "All Republicans must choose between embracing Trumpism and holding on to the party of old. But women Republicans are in a particularly difficult position," writes 40h
Error and Trial
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What’s it like to go from serious presidential candidate to just another of 100 senators?
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The Atlantic What’s it like to go from serious presidential candidate to just another of 100 senators? Todd S. Purdum on how Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have resumed their old posts in the Senate 44h
The Muslim World’s Question: ‘What Happened to Us?’
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Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East.
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The Atlantic Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East,  writes 45h
Psychology Still Skews Western and Affluent. Can It Be Fixed?
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Critics have long argued that these biases present a imperfect view of the human mind. So why is it so hard to diversify psychological research?
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The Atlantic Psychologists have known for years that the field’s white, affluent, Western skew distorts our understanding of the human mind, so why haven’t things changed? Michael Schulson investigates 45h
The Shadow That’s Haunting Will Smith
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He’s still a movie star. But both of his latest films reflect an actor terrified of fading into obscurity.
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The Atlantic Now in his 50s, Will Smith has been struggling to figure out his legacy as a movie star—and that reckoning is apparent in a surprisingly emotional "Bad Boys for Life," writes. 45h
A Historic Quarantine
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China's attempt to curb a viral outbreak is a radical experiment in authoritarian medicine.
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The Atlantic Amid concerns about the new respiratory virus, some 35 million people in China are not allowed to leave their communities. Is this ethical? reports 3d
Kafka on the Hill
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Republicans are racing to finish Trump’s Senate trial before new evidence of his wrongdoing can emerge.
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The Atlantic "The Senate majority is still treating this as a game—and they’re eager to cross the finish line before any evidence comes forward that might complicate that approach," writes 16h
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The Atlantic "The Senate majority is still treating this as a game—and they’re eager to cross the finish line before any evidence comes forward that might complicate that approach," writes 3d
The Books Briefing: Short Stories to Read and Reread This Weekend
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Get ready for more original fiction from The Atlantic. Your weekly guide to the best in books.
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The Atlantic The Books Briefing: Short fiction by Lauren Groff, Louise Erdrich, and others in #TheAtlanticBooksBriefing. 3d
Deval Patrick’s Righteous Anger
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The former Massachusetts governor is practicing the kind of politics many voters say they want. How come it’s not working?
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The Atlantic The former Massachusetts governor is practicing the kind of politics many voters say they want. How come it’s not working? asks 3d
How 'The Two Popes' Condemns Current-Day Authoritarianism
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The film’s references to radical pedagogical texts can be read as a subtle rebuke of Brazil’s Bolsonarismo.
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The Atlantic Netflix's "The Two Popes" is ostensibly about the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. But it's also a commentary on the resurgent ideology of the Latin American dictatorships of the '70s, writes 3d
The Democrats Are Letting Roberts Off Too Easily
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By doing nothing to ensure that Trump’s trial gets at the truth, the chief justice is taking a side. And the Democrats are just watching him do it.
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The Atlantic "As they press their impeachment case against President Donald Trump, the Democrats need help from Chief Justice John Roberts," writes. "And they’re not going to get it unless they ask for it." 3d
How to Make Snake Venom Without Any Snakes
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Lab-grown glands can now produce realistic cocktails of toxins, which could help address one of the world’s biggest and most neglected health crises.
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The Atlantic What's a less harrowing way to obtain snake venom than "milking" a very dangerous snake? Growing a snake venom gland in a lab. reports 3d