An American Town's Challenging Effort to House Everyone
In its effort to build housing on hundreds of acres of land, Steamboat Springs is running up against America's devotion to the single-family. home
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The Atlantic
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7th December 2017
Robots Will Transform Fast Food
In which a machine makes me a drink in Japan.
The Atlantic
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25th October 2017
What If Getting Laid Off Wasn't Something to Be Afraid Of?
A dispatch from Sweden, which does everything to make sure laid-off workers land on their feet.
The Atlantic
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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
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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?
Los Angeles Times
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30th April 2013
Turning an iconic house into a home is as easy as pie
Beth Howard stumbled onto the Iowa farmhouse depicted in Grant Wood's 1930 painting 'American Gothic' on a road trip after her husband died three years ago. It's now her home and a place of peace — despite the gawkers who flock to it.
The Atlantic
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23rd August 2017
Can Anything Stop Rural Decline?
Small towns across Japan are on the verge of collapse. Whether they can do so gracefully has consequences for societies around the globe.
The Atlantic
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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
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28th February 2018
The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are Having So Few Babies
Many point to unromantic 20-somethings and women’s entry into the workforce, but an overlooked factor is the trouble young men have in finding steady, well-paid jobs.
The Atlantic
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9th February 2018
When Divorce Is an Opportunity
In Sweden, progressive gender dynamics can lead immigrant women to leave their husbands and become independent.
Los Angeles Times
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21st March 2009
Rock, paper, tournament
You've played the game to pick kickball teams or settle who does the dishes. Now, thanks to a tireless promoter, college students are playing it for money.
The Atlantic
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28th February 2018
Japan Is No Place for Single Mothers
The divorce rate has jumped 66 percent in recent decades, but women are ill-equipped financially to raise children alone.
The Atlantic
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1st August 2016
Eight Parents, One Shower
Four couples in Oregon are trying to ease the burdens and costs of modern parenthood by sharing a home, a truck, and nightly dinners.
The Atlantic
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8th September 2015
The Town Where No One Owns a Car and Everyone Takes Taxis
In Bethel, Alaska, private automobiles are prohibitively expensive and so is gas. Public transit is nonexistent.
The Atlantic
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1st September 2015
In Alaska: More Fires, Less Snow
The state nearly set a record for number of acres burned this year, while the Iditarod once more had to be moved north.
The Atlantic
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8th April 2015
Imagining a Post-Coal Appalachia
Can returning young people help this part of Eastern Kentucky thrive again?
The Atlantic
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14th November 2014
The Unfinished Suburbs of America
Thousands of acres across the country were partially developed during the housing boom. What should happen to them now?