What's at Stake in the Fight Over the CFPB
“There come times when even the most savvy or knowledgeable consumer is still going to get burned.”
Why CVS Wants to Buy Aetna
One reason has to do with the economics of health care. The other has to do with the economics of brick-and-mortar retail in 2017.
America’s Lost Einsteins
Millions of children from poor families who excel in math and science rarely live up to their potential—and that hurts everyone.
Los Angeles Imagines Life After Cars
The city famous for its freeways—and traffic—has ambitious transit plans for the coming decades.
Senate Republicans Pass Their Tax Cuts
The bill slashes corporate tax rates, but millions of middle-class families could face tax increases under the $1.47 trillion bill.
The 7 Myths of the GOP Tax Bill
It will supercharge growth, help the middle class, and boost workers’ pay. Or will it?
The Great Recession Is Still With Us
The downturn left the country poorer and more unequal than it would have been otherwise.
A Last-Minute Threat to the Republican Tax Bill
A group of senators held up a procedural vote for more than an hour Thursday after a new report found the legislation would spike the debt, throwing its final passage into doubt.
The Never-Ending Foreclosure
How can the country survive the next economic crash if millions of families still haven't recovered from the last one?
Radio Atlantic: The Great Recession, One Decade Later
In December 2007, the U.S. saw the start of its longest recession since World War II. What lessons have we learned in the intervening decade, and which are we doomed to repeat?
Bitcoin Is a Delusion That Could Conquer the World
The cryptocurrency’s current price is completely unreal. Then again, so is money.
A Conservative Uprising Confronts GOP Deficit Hawks
A group of Republican senators is fighting for tax-hike "triggers" that the right doesn’t want.
The Bay Area's Housing Crisis Is Even Worse After the Wildfires
In the weeks following the blazes, median monthly rent in Sonoma County jumped more than 35 percent.
How to Survive the Media Apocalypse
Pivot to readers.
The Melting Republican Opposition to Tax Cuts
GOP leaders won a key committee’s approval on the way to a Senate vote this week, as holdouts began to fall in line behind the $1.4 trillion plan.
What Chicago Could Pay for With Its Uber Tax
The city’s per-ride fees are expected to raise $16 million next year—$16 million that can get invested in public transit.
Mick Mulvaney Is Pretending Everything's Totally Normal at Work
The legal battle for control of the CFPB isn’t stopping Trump’s pick from assuming the role of interim director.
The CFPB’s Employees Will Determine the Agency's Fate
A legal showdown over its leadership is overshadowing the importance of its overwhelmingly liberal staffers.
‘Giving Tuesday’ Is No Match for Black Friday
Charities want to reserve a day for donating at a time of year when people are buying more stuff.
The Republican Tax Bill Might Need an Escape Hatch to Pass
Ahead of a key vote this week, senators from states where tax cuts busted the budget want the plan to include a “backstop” in case the party’s rosy revenue predictions don’t come true.