Is There a Middle Ground Between Renting a House and Buying One?
A program in Vermont makes homeownership more accessible by covering down payments and then splitting the resulting profits.
Where Have All the Construction Workers Gone?
Nevada now employs 60 percent fewer construction workers than it did during the housing boom. Some found new careers. Others left the country.
What If There Was a Middle Option Between Renting and Owning?
An innovative program in Vermont helps low- and middle-income people ease into homeownership.
Japan's Oldest Businesses Have Survived for More Than 1,000 Years
So why are some of them folding now?
The Alarming, Long-Term Consequences of Workplace Stress
Health problems associated with job-related anxiety account for more deaths each year than Alzheimer's disease or diabetes.
Selling the Sacred Cow: India's Contentious Beef Industry
In a country where cattle are considered sacred, they're also paradoxically becoming a lucrative export.
Helen Keller Puts the Smackdown on Mansplaining
In her 1932 Atlantic article, "Put Your Husband in the Kitchen," the writer mocks people who have lost sight of the purpose of work—men, mostly.
Apple Is Basically a Small Country Now
The tech giant is worth $700 billion and is issuing bonds in Switzerland.
Selling the Fantasy of High-Protein Everything
Coca-Cola wants Americans to buy its new, hyper-fortified milk—regardless of what nutrients their diets actually lack.
Vaccines Are Profitable, So What?
Yes, Big Pharma is making money from immunizations. But that doesn't mean anyone should skip the shots.
A Better Way to Help the Long-Term Unemployed
One successful program pays for an intensive training class, subsidizes wages for the jobless, and has an 80 percent placement rate. Can it be scaled?
'From Atoms to Bits': A Brilliant Visual History of American Ideas
A new paper employs a simple technique—counting words in patent texts—to trace the history of American invention, from chemistry to computers.
The Prius as an Oddly-Shaped Status Symbol
Hybrid cars are more or less functionally the same, but one came to dominate the market because of its purposefully weird design.
How Black Middle-Class Kids Become Poor Adults
Once grown, African-American children are more likely than their white peers to backslide into a lower economic group.
Stock Buybacks Are Killing the American Economy
Profits once flowed to higher wages or increased investment. Now, they enrich a small number of shareholders.
Is Buying a House Still the Best Way to Build Wealth?
Real estate is a shakier investment than it once was, but it's still one of the most viable options for building a financial future.
A Jobs Report Without a Blemish
With payrolls and wages up sharply, January was a strong month for the economy.
Where Did All the Retail Jobs Go?
Since 2007, the private sector has added 2.4 million new jobs. Retail has lost 60,000.
Rural America's Silent Housing Crisis
Accounting for only 20 percent of the population, residents of more-isolated areas struggle to find a safe, affordable place to live—and to make anyone else care.
Is Real Estate Still Americans' Best Financial Bet?
Buying a home remains the most promising way for people to build wealth—but only because no one has come up with a better alternative.