Business
Can a Corporation Have a Soul?
Henry Ford, who passed up profits to provide society with good jobs and cheap cars, thought so.
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Dennis Cook / AP Trump’s Exaggeration of NAFTA’s Lousiness
Far from “one of the worst deals ever made,” the 1994 trade agreement has nonetheless become a target of the Republican nominee.
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Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters The Millions of Americans Without Bank Accounts
Even as more people gain access to basic financial services, a large segment of the population is still financially invisible.
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Katherine Wells / The Atlantic How Night Shifts Perpetuate Health Inequality
Methods for approaching them as safely as possible
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Peter Nicholls / Reuters Would Cutting Corporate Tax Rates Really Grow the Economy?
Ireland and the U.K. both tried it, but the few upsides they saw may be hard to replicate.
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Virginia Mayo / AP Pumpkins: An American Obsession
The beloved vegetable that fed New England’s starving settlers now produces more than $100 million in sales.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters What It’s Like to Work as an Exotic Dancer
Liza, a dancer based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, talks about how the stereotypes about her profession affect how she’s treated by clientele.
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Wikimedia Does Advertising Ruin Everything?
"We have to get over our addiction to free stuff. Suck it up and pay,” says Tim Wu, the author of a new book on the history of ads.
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Alana Semuels / The Atlantic How the 'Losers' in America’s Trade Policies Got Left Behind
The U.S. has not figured out how to help people whose jobs were outsourced overseas. Can the problem be solved?
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters The Burnout of Balancing the Books
Sharron Cirillo, a public accountant in Middletown, Delaware, talks about the rewards and challenges of work in America.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Privilege Helps Men—but Not Women—Get Fancy Jobs
A researcher who sent hundreds of fake résumés to law firms found that hiring managers were most impressed by male applicants who indicated a passion for polo and sailing.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Donald J. Trump’s Television Future
He may lose the election. But how will Trump capitalize on his political celebrity? Here are four possibilities.
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EyesWideOpen / Getty About Those 79 Cents
The most frequently cited pay-gap statistic obscures the even wider gaps faced by people of color.
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Matthew Mead / AP The Return of the Avocado as a Luxury Item
Throttled by climate change and wild demand, the now ubiquitous fruit is about to become even more expensive.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters The Tax Code for the Ultra-Rich vs. the One for Everyone Else
It’s as though there’s a separate set of laws for people with extreme amounts of wealth.
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AP What a Bartender Wants to Drink
Something simple, says Juyoung Kang, the lead mixologist at Emeril Lagasse's Delmonico Steakhouse.
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Thomas Peter / Reuters What a Pizza Delivery Driver Sees
Angela Nguyen talks about how her job at Domino’s in Ham Lake, Minnesota, has shown her the inner life of her community.
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Paul Sakuma / AP What's 'Healthy'? What's 'Natural'?
Consumers, food companies, and lawyers are curious.
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Cliff Owen / AP The Resignation of Wells Fargo's CEO
After a month of national backlash for a phony accounts scandal, John Stumpf has resigned effective immediately.
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Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters 'Let Us Give Our Families the Care We Give Your Families'
Vickie Miller, a home-care worker in Greenville, South Carolina, says her profession deserves higher pay and better benefits.
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Mike Segar / Reuters ‘It’s Policy That Matters’
Donald Trump’s dwindling cadre of advocates urge reporters and voters to focus on his substance, not his sins. His tax plan, however, would not benefit from such scrutiny.
