I think this was a Democrat Party item set up and the Nancy stumble coupled with Riots and killings forced them to pull the rip cord before October.
The Atlantic is owned by a tax exempt foundations set up by the Activist widow of Steve Jobs.
I used to read and like The Atlantic some years ago. It was a bit liberal but had nice balanced thoughtful intelligent articles often. It really has gone nuts now I guess—a shame. The New Yorker went (even more) downhill too.