Big-Sky Country
Photographs that capture traces of American industry, class divides, and westward expansion
Sarah Yager
Sarah Yager is the deputy executive editor of The Atlantic.
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Christopher Churchill Jon Tester Wins in Montana, Despite Trump’s Best Efforts
The Democratic senator’s victory shows that he still understands Montanans better than the president does.
William Campbell / Corbis / Getty Jon Tester Bets the Farm
In a tight race, the Montana senator is trying to show the state’s white working class that it still has a home in the Democratic Party.
Melina Mara / The Washington Post / Getty 
Prison Born
What becomes of the babies of incarcerated mothers? Research suggests that having nurseries in prisons leads to lower recidivism rates for moms and better outcomes for their kids.
Wayne Lawrence The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious
How the worst apple took over the United States, and continues to spread
The Cesarean-Industrial Complex
The procedure is expensive and risky. Could it also jeopardize babies' long-term health?
Supertrees
How a British landscape-architecture firm fused art, engineering, and ecology in one of Singapore’s newest—and greenest—tourist destinations
Grant Associates Meanwhile in San Francisco
Wendy MacNaughton, the best-selling illustrator and author, on her latest book and the making of “illustrated documentaries”
Wendy McNaughton/Chronicle Doritos Locos Tacos
How Taco Bell and Frito-Lay put together one of the most successful products in fast-food history
Taco Bell
