The Atlantic Monthly was founded in Boston in 1857 by such luminaries as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Greenleaf Whittier. James Russel Lowell was the first editor. No longer published monthly, its name is simply The Atlantic. Originally, it was a literary and culture publication. Today, it covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more.
Any issue of The Atlantic is loaded with articles that could be a subject of an SDG. Almost any article would make a fascinating topic for a single week’s discussion. Admittedly, the magazine has a liberal slant, but tearing that slant apart in a collegial way will make each week's study group more interesting
As I write this, I'm looking at the May, 2022 issue - the Table of Contents includes Ukraine and the End of the Liberal World Order, How Social Media Made America Stupid, Europe's Ex-Royals, Winslow Homer's America, A Global View of World War II, The End of Mom Guilt...and more.
The Atlantic is available by standard subscription and digital subscription, and allows computer access to five free articles a month.
Here’s how we’ll do this: everyone will bring the current issue of The Atlantic to the pre-meeting. Or, if there's a topic you are interested in from another issue, we can tackle it. Topics as well as weeks for presentation will be chosen by lottery. The magazine article will be the catalyst for more research and for great discussions.
