Why the Markets Are Melting Down
And why it’s okay not to care
Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Work in Progress newsletter. He is also the author of the books Hit Makers and On Work: Money, Meaning, Identity and the host of the podcast Plain English.
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In large urban metros, the number of children under 5 years old is in a free fall.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?
The political parties are more divided by their views on gender than they are divided by gender itself.
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The failed assassination of Donald Trump might not have any lasting effect on the election or politics in general.
Hulton Archive / Getty; Evan Vucci / AP; AP White-Collar Work Is Just Meetings Now
The meeting-industrial complex has grown to the point that communications has eclipsed creativity as the central skill of modern work.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: cherezoff / Getty. America’s Top Export May Be Anxiety
English-speaking teens are spreading their problems abroad.
Illustration by Tyler Comrie for The Atlantic Americans Are Thinking About Immigration All Wrong
Population growth, economic growth, and income growth can be mutually reinforcing.
Alex Kent / AFP / Getty No One Knows What Universities Are For
Bureaucratic bloat has siphoned power away from instructors and researchers.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Shutterstock; Getty. The Happiness Trinity
Why it’s so hard to answer the question What makes us happiest?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The 67-Hour Rule
Married couples are working as much as ever.
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