'The Great Gatsby Curve': Why It's So Hard for the Poor to Get Ahead
High-income kids who don't graduate from college are 2.5 times more likely to end up rich than low-income kids who do. Why it's so hard for the poor to get ahead today.
Will the Robots Steal Your Paycheck? BREAKING: They Already Have ...
A new study finds that labor's share of the world's income is plunging, and suggests the technology boom is to blame.
Feds Are Out for 7-Eleven in 'Modern Day Plantation' Immigrant Abuse Ring
A disgusting plot involving the smuggling of Pakistani immigrants, stealing their wages, and forcing them to pay for housing was busted by federal agents in New York and Virginia. This is going to look very bad for your local Slurpee shop, and the great bodega takeover of New York City.
Why Is Asia's Richest Man Betting $1.26 Billion on Trash?
I just want to say two words to you. Plastic. Garbage.
The Tyranny of Most-Popular Lists
Easy rankings help us navigate a busy world by limiting and ordering our options. But the convenience comes at a cost.
Genius: This Alarm Clock Shreds a Dollar Bill If You Let It Buzz Too Long
Because time is money, and yours is precious.
The Economics of Building an NBA Dynasty
In a player's league, general managers matter more than head coaches.
Here Is $250,000 Worth of Speeches, Thank Us Later
While you waste the last drips of this Friday afternoon at your desk, just know there's someone out there who is much more famous than you, is much less deserving than you, and gets paid more than some people make a year to talk about motivational things for about half an hour. The gory, torturous details are all in the latest issue of The New Republic.
Introducing: The Atlantic Weekly
Our new app is a lean-back weekend guide to how the world is changing.
The Amazon Bundle: Why the Retail Giant Is Like the Cable Company of the Future
Infinite books, fast shipping, free streaming, fresh groceries: What kind of company is Jeff Bezos building?
Is Abenomics Doomed—or Will Japan Un-Doom Itself?
Foreign investors, buoyed by Bernanke, sent Japanese stocks up. Then, spooked by Bernanke, they sent the Nikkei into a tailspin. Guess whose help Japan needs now?
Americans Know They've Already Lost Their Privacy
In an exclusive poll, many say they're anxious about the brave new world of connectivity and surveillance.
Economy Expectations May Be Giving Obama a Lift
The recovery may be offsetting any recent controversies that would otherwise hurt the president's approval rating.
How the Music Industry Explains Inequality, Globalization, Middle-Class Decline ... Basically Everything
What music and manufacturers have in common
An American First: There Were More White Deaths Than White Births Last Year
If it weren't for the last twenty years of Hispanic immigration, our demographics would be in deep trouble.
Sarah Palin and Fox Kiss and Make Up
The pitbull and her "indispensable" network had a bad breakup, but great news, guys! They're getting back together! Starting Monday! Because Sarah Palin can't stay famous without Fox.
Peak Meat? The World Eats 7-Times More Animals Than We Did in 1950
By 2050, the human population will be 9 billion. Can the meat machine keep up?
The Panera Model: How to Do Good and Make Money at the Same Time
With no cash registers and no prices, Panera Bread's pay-what-you-want cafés are "a test of humanity."
Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng Are Splitting Up
In a stunning bit of matrimony news, News Corp. overlord Rupert Murduch has filed for divorce from his pie bodyguard/third wife, Wendi Deng.
Why the Mall Will Never Die
Today's teens have literally never known life without the modern web. Yet they still prefer brick and mortar shopping.