Don Peck
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Cem Ozdel / Anadolu Agency / Getty Presidential Silence After an Attack on American Soil
When protesters were assaulted by Turkish agents on American soil, Trump stayed out of it.
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Mike McQuade Silicon Valley Is Not a Force for Good
A sector that once promised revolutionary change is finally hitting its backlash.
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Mike McQuade Inequality Is Enemy No. 1
The urgency of fixing income disparities around the world
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Peter Yang They're Watching You at Work
What happens when Big Data meets human resources? The emerging practice of "people analytics" is already transforming how employers hire, fire, and promote.
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Mike Blake/Reuters Why So Many Americans Are Leaving the U.S.—in 1 Big Chart
Visualizing our emigration problem
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National Journal America Has an Innovation Deficiency
And here are 4 steps to fix it.
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4 Ideas That Will Help America Make Great New Companies
America's got problems. We've got ideas. In Part One of an economic to-do list produced by The Atlantic and National Journal, we start with the big picture: How do we repair America's innovation engine?
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Gina Raimondo
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Less Work, More Jobs
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Five-Star Trek
A pampered tour through the Peruvian Andes
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Obama's Populism Isn't Enough to Save the Middle Class
TV talking points from Atlantic senior editor Don Peck
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The Long Tradition of Killing Middle Eastern Nuclear Scientists
Wednesday's car bomb in Tehran follows decades of poisonings, mail bombs, and killer prostitutes
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The Middle Class Is Mostly Invisible to the Elite
It's not that the elite doesn't care about the rest of the country--it may not even think about it
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The Recession Is Making It Harder to Get Into the Middle Class
The economy is experiencing a downward spiral that's pushing people out of the middle and down the income ladder
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Is the Middle Class Really Doomed?
The beginning of the debate about the future of the middle class
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Andy Reynolds / Wonderful Machine Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
The Great Recession has accelerated the hollowing-out of the American middle class. And it has illuminated the widening divide between most of America and the super-rich. Both developments herald grave consequences. Here is how we can bridge the gap between us.
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Fast Company
Why the early years of your career may be the most important.
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How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
The Great Recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably just beginning. Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. It will leave an indelible imprint on many blue-collar men. It could cripple marriage as an institution in many communities. It may already be plunging many inner cities into a despair not seen for decades. Ultimately, it is likely to warp our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years to come.
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Disassembly Line
The unbuilding of an auto plant
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Pffffttt
The U.S. real-estate bubble is likely to leak, not pop
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