Time • 20th November 2020

America Is Paying the Price for Outsourcing Police Training

Many police departments outsource basic law enforcement training to colleges and universities, creating a financial incentive for them to enroll as many cadets as possible and graduate unsuitable candidates.

TIME • 6th August 2020

More Machines - Fewer Jobs

How COVID-19 accelerated the adoption of automation and AI, eliminating many jobs forever.

TIME • 21st August 2019

The Left Behind Economy

In the booming service economy, the minimum wage for waitresses in some states is as low as $2.13 an hour, an amount that hasn't changed since 1991.

The Atlantic • 5th March 2019

Is This the End of Recycling?

Americans are consuming more and more stuff. Now that other countries won’t take our papers and plastics, they’re ending up in the trash.

The Atlantic • 13th February 2019

When Wall Street Is Your Landlord

With help from the federal government, institutional investors became major players in the rental market. They promised to return profits to their investors and convenience to their tenants. Investors are happy. Tenants are not.

The Atlantic • 1st February 2019

The White Flight From Football

Parents know that football comes with a risk of brain damage. But many black families feel that the sport is still the best option for their kids.

The Atlantic • 25th June 2018

I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare

The day I spent doing Amazon Flex.

The Atlantic • 21st August 2018

‘We Are All Accumulating Mountains of Things’

How online shopping and cheap prices are turning Americans into hoarders

The Atlantic • 1st February 2018

What Amazon Does to Poor Cities

Amazon has rapidly expanded warehouses into low-income suburbs, bringing jobs. But is it a positive presence in these communities?

The Atlantic • 30th January 2017

America’s Great Divergence

A growing earnings gap between those with a college education and those without is creating economic and cultural rifts throughout the country.

The Atlantic • 30th August 2015

The Village That Will Be Swept Away

Erosion is destroying Newtok, and its residents have voted to move. But where will they go and who will pay?

The Atlantic • 2nd June 2016

The Graying of Rural America

As young people increasingly move to cities, what happens to the people and places they leave behind?

The Atlantic • 25th January 2016

Crossing the Mexican-American Border, Every Day

A profile of Valeria Padilla, one of the thousands of people who cross from Ciudad Juarez to El Paso every day, living a binatinoal existence.

The Atlantic • 2nd January 2019

How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon

A growing number of self-proclaimed experts promise they can teach anyone how to make a passive income selling cheap Chinese goods in the internet's largest store. Not everyone’s getting rich quick.