The past four years have been among the most turbulent in our history—and would have been so even without a global pandemic and waves of nationwide protest against police violence. How did we get here? A collection of recent journalism by Atlantic staff writers and contributors, The American Crisis explores the factors that led us to the present moment and undertakes a damage assessment: what we’ve already lost, and what we still might lose. Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and key Atlantic voices discussed the book, and what we can take from it as we look ahead to the 2020 election.

This session was underwritten by Facebook.