Rich Countries Are Creating More Jobs by Creating Worse Jobs
Welcome to the recovery?
This Is Capitalism Now: How a Coal Company Bilked 20,000 Workers Out of Health Benefits
Corporate America is coming for your retirement
No, Swiffer Can't Put Rosie the Riveter Back in the Kitchen
Attempting to prove that nostalgia always wins these days, Swiffer has created a marketing campaign that updates Rosie the Riveter for the Lean In era — and misunderstands the entire point of the feminist icon.
The Absolute Worst States for Job-Hunting Law-School Grads
New research shows which corners of the country have the biggest oversupply of young lawyers.
CNN's Hunks Are Beating MSNBC's Geeks but Wolf Blitzer's the One in Trouble
With CNN enjoying a ratings resurgence, the cable-news rumor mill is in full churn, suggesting that the next move is to ditch Blitzer and sprinkle the network with more hunky young anchors. With MSNBC in full-on self-defensive swoon mode, can the liberal darling avoid "destruction" by going on a Magic Mike hiring spree of its own?
Ben Bernanke to Princeton Grads: The World Isn't Fair (and You All Got Lucky)
A refreshing dose of reality from the world's most powerful central banker.
Milwaukee Tries to Shed Its Rust-Belt Image
Mayor Tom Barrett talks about the city's new water industry — and his uneasy relations with Madison after an unsuccessful run to unseat Gov. Scott Walker.
Hulu Has Billion-Dollar Bidders
After fielding some almost disrespectful low ball bids, the owners of premium video-streaming service Hulu must be pleased as punch now that they're getting bids closer to their expectations.
How Did Work-Life Balance in the U.S. Get So Awful?
Among all advanced nations, we rank 28th -- barely better than Mexico. Why's our work-life balance so bad if leisure is growing? Because single moms are growing faster.
Mini-CNN Reporter Survives Run-in with Giant Fake Asteroids
On Friday's edition of The Lead with Jake Tapper, Emmy-winning reporter Tom Foreman (also the guy with that hologram sheep) took the risk of Fantastic Voyage-style interactions with several dangerous asteroids. When we say Fantastic Voyage-style, by the way, we mean "predicated on corny special effects."
These 38 BuzzFeed Posts Will Restore Your Faith in the Long Tail
Sometimes, it can be hard to be the dance kid who was raised by hippie, immigrant parents in Connecticut. No one out there, it seems, understands you. Except Buzzfeed, which is finding it exceptionally easy to feed your soul right now — and bait traffic forever — with hyper-specific remnants of your past.
The Lady Gaga Fix: How the U.S. Is Rethinking GDP for the 21st Century
The government will soon start counting creative endeavors like songwriting as well as research and development when it measures the economy. It's about time.
American Wealth Isn't Even Half-Recovered From the Big Crash
The stock market boom hasn't trickled down to most families whose major asset is their house.
Should You Go to College? The Atlantic FAQ
A click, print, and paste chart for young people on the fence about higher ed.
Europe's Record Youth Unemployment: The Scariest Graph in the World Just Got Scarier
The new number that should terrify Europe is 62.5 percent.
Why Houston is America's #1 Job Creator
The Chicago Sun-Times Laid Off Their Entire Photography Staff
Arguing that print reporters and freelancers can replace a staff of nearly 30 professional photographers, the Chicago Sun-Times laid off their entire photojournalism team today.
Northern Ireland Is Building a Fake Town (With Government Money) to Make It Look Like Austerity Works
If at first you don't succeed, just pretend you did
The Wonderful World of Capitalism, in 1950s Cartoon Form
How the middle-income consumer became the ‘dominant economic personality’ of the mid-century United States.
Erick Erickson Is Terribly, Embarrassingly Wrong About Women
Unpacking a Ron Burgundy moment