A firework being ignited during celebrations in Budapest on Sunday. Credit…Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Today, Easter Sunday in the… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Human Rights, War, Economic Opportunity
“Ceasefire or no ceasefire, the Middle East’s reshuffling is not yet done”, BBC News
9 April 2026
Jeremy Bowen, International editor
The best hope for the ceasefire talks in Pakistan is that both the… Continue reading
“Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein”, The New York Times
Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and… Continue reading
Issue of the Week: Human Rights
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Department of Justice; Rick Friedman / Corbis / Getty;… Continue reading
“Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle East war”, The Guardian
Children rest in a tent in a temporary encampment for displaced people after and escalation between Hezbollah… Continue reading
“Brooks and Capehart on the cost of the Iran war and Trump’s strategy”, PBS NewsHour
April 3, 2026
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz… Continue reading
“Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees”, The New York Times
“A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi’s time as attorney general”, Associated Press
“‘I Think It’s Time’: The Inside Story of Pam Bondi’s Ouster”, The Wall Street Journal
Pam Bondi at the White House in February. ALEX BRANDON/AP
The attorney general was always on… Continue reading
“‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists”, The Guardian
Nasa satellite images show how the snowpack in Utah has diminished between late February and late March.… Continue reading