Oct 21st, 2008 · In the November issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Hanna Rosin writes about a young boy who, from an early age, challenged his sexual identity. She discusses the complicated realities parents must face when children feel trapped in the wrong bodies.
Aug 11th, 2008 · The Atlantic Monthly is about to publish a story based on a pile of leaked documents from Hillary Clinton's campaign. According to the author, the internal memos and e-mails help explain what caused her downfall as a presidential candidate.
Jul 15th, 2007 · Last fall, Atlantic Monthly correspondent James Fallows suggested that the U.S. was in a position of strength against Al-Qaida. But a new intelligence assessment concludes that al-Qaida is stronger than it has been in several years. Fallows revisits his earlier assessment.
Oct 10th, 2006 · China has been reluctant to support sanctions targeting North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to many analysts. Robert D. Kaplan, a national correspondent for Atlantic Monthly, believes the situation stems from China's wish to see North Korea's Kim Jong Il fall from power -- tilting the balance of power in Asia toward China.
Jan 31st, 2006 · The Atlantic Monthly's James Fallows discusses how President Bush has used his annual State of the Union address in the past. Rather show what the government has done, the president has used the speech to launch new programs, such as the war on terror and his ill-fated Social Security reform.
Nov 16th, 2005 · In a cover article for the December issue of Atlantic Monthly, reporter James Fallows argues there is no easy way out of Iraq for American forces. Pressure is mounting to withdraw U.S. troops, but the move would almost certainly leave Iraq in chaos. It will take years to train an Iraqi security force.
Jun 30th, 2005 · Robert Siegel talks with Mark Bowden, national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and the author of a forthcoming book, Guest of the Ayatolla. Bowden has been to Iran and interviewed a number of the Iranians who overthrew the American Embassy during the revolution, holding hostages there, and has interviewed other Iranians about their attitudes about it for a book coming out next spring. Bowden says other hostage takers have told him that the man just elected president of Iran was one of the eight students responsible for planning and executing the hostage taking. Bowden says the former hostage-takers are not held up as heroes in Iran anymore, that they have been criticized by both the right and the left in recent years.
Apr 15th, 2005 · The Atlantic Monthly magazine, a Boston institution for nearly 150 years, is leaving the city in an effort to contain costs. The Atlantic's editorial operations will move to Washington, D.C., home to its parent company, Atlantic Media.