America’s Monopolies Are Holding Back the Economy
Consolidated corporate power is keeping many products’ prices high and quality low. Why aren’t more politicians opposing it?
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Warner Bros. Why Netflix Will Release Martin Scorsese’s Next Film
A $100 million gangster epic starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci has become too risky a proposition for major studios.
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Jonathan Alcorn / Reuters The Economy Is Not Doomed
A conversation with Jeffrey D. Sachs, the renowned professor and author, about the future of prosperity and the end of us-versus-them politics
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Mark Schiefelbein / AP The Story Behind Trump’s Chinese Trademark
Last week, the president resolved a decade-long legal battle—and added another entry to the long list of his conflicts of interest.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Why #DeleteUber and Other Boycotts Matter
Even when a relatively small number of people participate
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Fallout From 'A Day Without Immigrants'
Around 100 workers were reportedly fired for participating in last week’s strike. Whether that’s legal remains to be seen.
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Jim Young / Reuters Why So Many Young Doctors Work Such Awful Hours
Neither truck drivers nor bankers would put up with a system like the one that influences medical residents’ schedules.
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Bettmann / Getty The Only Thing, Historically, That's Curbed Inequality: Catastrophe
Plagues, revolutions, massive wars, collapsed states—these are what reliably reduce economic disparities.
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Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters The Post-Human World
A conversation about the end of work, individualism, and the human species with the historian Yuval Harari
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Jeff Chiu / AP Stuck in an American Retail Job With a Foreign MBA
In a new book, a journalist reflects on working as a salesperson in small-town Virginia when he first arrived in America.
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Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Donald Trump's Loud Silence on Unions
He spoke at a Boeing factory that had just rejected unionization—but didn’t bring it up. He never does.
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Peter Ryan Donald Trump's Conflicts of Interests: A Crib Sheet
A semi-comprehensive list of the business concerns that may influence the president during his time in office
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Courtesy of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room – Charlotte ... ‘Segregation Had to Be Invented’
During the late 19th century, blacks and whites in the South lived closer together than they do today.
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Library of Congress / Corbis / Getty The Failure of Race-Blind Economic Policy
When legislators don't consider preexisting disparities, there's a risk of exacerbating them.
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Jake Schoellkopf / AP A Strike to Show What America Is Like Without Immigrant Workers
On Thursday, small businesses around the country—many of them restaurants—are closing as their foreign-born employees walk out.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Why the Puzder Nomination Fell Apart
The fast-food mogul faced opposition from both liberal and conservative groups, though for different reasons.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Is the H-1B Program a Cynical Attempt to Undercut American Workers?
To many, the visas are part of a story about the dynamism that comes from America's diversity. But there's another, much darker way of looking at them.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters What Does Living Near One's Parents Do to a Person's Career?
It could be helpful during bouts of unemployment, but it’s also associated with lower-paying work.
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USA Today Sports / Reuters How Barack Obama Is Like Jim Harbaugh
Every football fan in the country understands that there can be dramatic improvement and still disappointment. But when it comes to assessing the 44th president’s legacy, people can’t seem to accept anything less than perfect.
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Answering Your Questions on Trump and the Rust Belt
(Editor’s note: Alana Semuels joined the TAD discussion group of Atlantic readers for an “Ask Me Anything,” and a…
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Lollylah Photography Weed Weddings Are Now a Thing
In the post-legalization West, some ceremonies feature smokable boutonnieres and marijuana toasts.
