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Dec 21 20166 minutes
Virtual Reality Can Leave You With An Existential Hangover
After exploring a virtual world, some people can’t shake the sense that the actual world isn’t real, either.
Dec 22 20166 minutes
Holiday-Travel Twitter Is The Best Form Of Social Media
The play-by-plays from airports and bus rides offer the random, unpolished personal moments that the web has largely lost.
How Much Do Businesses Pay For Stolen Data?
A lot, according to a new report
The Social Advantage Of Pockets
Who can use a pocket, and what it can carry, has historically depended on the person doing the pocketing. An Object Lesson.
The Lena Dunham Cycle Of Internet Outrage
Here we go again: “I still haven’t had an abortion,” the writer/actor/advocate said recently, “but I wish I had.”
Dec 19 201613 minutes
Supermall, Superstalled
THIS NEW JERSEY MEGAMALL WILL HAVE A SKI HILL, A HELIPAD, AND ALL THE HERMES YOU CAN BUY—SOMEDAY, MAYBE. TWELVE YEARS AND $2 BILLION AFTER GROUND BROKE, IT’S ONLY A QUARTER BUILT
Dec 12 20168 minutes
How Castro Will Be Trump’s First Foreign Policy Test
BY NEARLY EVERY AVAILABLE MEASURE, FIDEL Castro lived just a little too long. His was a death foretold by nearly everybody for decades, a demise anticipated for the political change it was widely assumed would surely follow. The prospect of Cuba with
What If Consumers Just Want To Buy Junk Food?
Americans may say they’re seeking out healthier fare, but sales figures tell a different story.
Reinventing These Wheels
Volkswagen set aside $19.3 billion to cover its emissions scandal—now it wants to remake itself | “My job is to step on a lot of people’s toes”
Dec 12 20167 minutes
Twilight Cowboy
OR (WHY MICHAEL KEATON WOULD RATHER BE A DOG)
Dec 19 201615 minutes
To The Tipsy Guy On The Lido Deck!
Ever bought art on a cruise? Prepare to be seasick
Dec 13 20162 minutes
Big In Japan: Tiny Food
The joy of cooking in miniature
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Dec 27 20163 minutes
Remembering Carrie Fisher
The iconic actress, writer, and comedian—who died at the age of 60—was the kind of star Hollywood only sees once in a lifetime.
The Best Writing Advice Of 2016
Highlights from 12 months of interviews with writers about their craft and the authors they love
Women Leaders Make Life Better For Other Talented Women
But they may make things harder for women who aren't great at their jobs.
Cheetahs Never Prosper
A new study suggests that half the world's fastest cats will be gone in 15 years—and that's being optimistic.
Dec 27 201610 minutes
Are Climate Scientists Ready For Trump?
SAN FRANCISCO—How should climate scientists react to a president-elect who calls global warming a “hoax?” How much should they prepare for his administration? And should they ready themselves for the worst?These questions loomed over the fall confere
Dec 27 20164 minutes
Before 'Fake News' Came False Prophecy
From medieval Britain to the present, fantastic stories speaking to readers’ darkest fears have proven capable of altering reality.
Why Are Americans Less Charitable Than They Used To Be?
Researchers found that the losses of the Great Recession do not entirely explain why people aren’t giving very much money to charity.
It’s Not About The Economy
In an increasingly polarized country, even economic progress can’t get voters to abandon their partisan allegiance.
‘What The Russians Did Was Utterly Unprecedented’
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee criticizes Donald Trump, and the leader and members of his own party, for mishandling a “grave danger” to the republic.
Will Trump Break The Special Forces?
The president-elect’s plans to defeat ISIS will rely heavily on elite soldiers already on the verge of burnout.
How Comedy Became Education's Best Critique
Late-night hosts including John Oliver and Samantha Bee devoted air time to school-related issues this year, pushing the topics into mainstream conversation.
Education Robot Fight Club
Michael Belfiore A small startup called Sumo Robot League encourages middle school students to learn to build 4-by-4-inch, 17-ounce machines, program them, then pit them against each other, tournament-style. Chief Executive Officer Eric Parker, an a
Dec 26 20162 minutes
Movers
Ups China critic Peter Navarro will run the newly created National Trade Council, Donald Trump announced. The advisory body will focus on boosting U.S. manufacturing and jobs. Nike said profit in the recent quarter rose a better-than-expected 7 per
Saving The South China Sea
AS CHINA BUILDS ISLANDS ON TOP OF REEFS, AN AMERICAN SCIENTIST TRIES TO STOP THE DESTRUCTION
States Are The Nuclear Industry’s Best Hope
Trump’s signaled he’s pro-nuclear, but it’s a low priority for Congress | “It’s going to be quite challenging to do anything at the federal level”
Little Good News For The Little Ivies
Sophisticated strategies didn’t help liberal arts schools last year | “Right now if you’re not diversified, you’re doing better”
Power Wrap
GLOBAL EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IS A HARD SELL, SO ONE DESIGNER ON A MISSION FOUND A SOFT SOLUTION
Defrauded For-Profit Grads Seek Relief
The feds are still sending debt collectors after Corinthian alumni | “These kids by and large have been scammed”
Russia’s Deadly Mideast Game
The Kremlin is doing more in the region than bombing Aleppo | Putin uses “small, victorious wars to keep himself popular”
Can You Say Class Action In German? Nein
VW litigation highlights benefits of the U.S. system for plaintiffs | “It’s no surprise that investors sue in the U.S. whenever they can”
Selling Trump’s D.C. Hotel Wouldn’t Be Easy
Too high a price could raise questions about conflicts | “All of the possible solutions are sticky”
‘If You Can Duplicate What They’ve Done In Detroit Around The Country, You’re Going To Have A Huge Renaissance’
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, talks about the city’s revival— and his views on the incoming Trump administration— with Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Megan Murphy
The Yahoo! Hack Goes From Bad To Worse
Victims included FBI, CIA, NSA, and White House staffers | “It may really destroy your privacy ... without your knowledge”
Goldman Sachs Happiest Place On Earth
After eight years in the political wilderness, Goldman is back on top in a Trump administration | Politicians love to criticize Goldman, yet “they run to the firm for capital-markets expertise”
The Private Lives Of Fannie And Freddie
Getting government out of the two entities that define America’s mortgages is a delicate task
Where Did You Get That Lovely Supply Chain?
THE CEO OF KERING, FRANÇOIS-HENRI PINAULT, ALREADY HAS BILLIONS, IS MARRIED TO SALMA HAYEK, AND CONTROLS THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER FASHION BRANDS. NOW TO SAVE PLANET EARTH ONE VENDOR AT A TIME
Donald Trump’s Newworld Disorder
The post-World War II global order is a great U.S. achievement. It should not be imperiled
Trump’s Secret Santas
Donald Trump’s White House entourage will have a combined net worth of about $6 billion. That means the president-elect—whose own charity said this year it broke rules barring leaders from using funds to benefit themselves—isn’t the only one on his team with a foundation.
Is Wikipedia Woke?
THE UBIQUITOUS REFERENCE SITE TRIES TO EXPAND ITS EDITOR RANKS BEYOND THE COMIC CON SET
Is Amazon Europe’s Next Top Model?
Zalando ruled fashion e-tailing. Then you-know-who came along | “In the past, we didn’t accentuate the Christmas business”
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How Castro Will Be Trump’s First Foreign Policy Test
BY NEARLY EVERY AVAILABLE MEASURE, FIDEL Castro lived just a little too long. His was a death foretold by nearly everybody for decades, a demise anticipated for the political change it was widely assumed would surely follow. The prospect of Cuba with
Dec 12 20162 minutes
Kim & Kanye Their New Family Crisis
WHEN KANYE WEST ranted about Beyoncé and complimented Trump before abruptly leaving the stage at his Nov. 19 concert, many fans shrugged it off as one more controversial move by a consistently unpredictable artist. But it seems West’s outbursts are m
What If Consumers Just Want To Buy Junk Food?
Americans may say they’re seeking out healthier fare, but sales figures tell a different story.
Dec 12 20165 minutes
A Kinder, Gentler Reddit
THE COUPLE BEHIND THE STARTUP IMZY THINK THERE’S A PLACE FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE ONLINE. TELL THAT TO THE TROLLS
A New Vision For Business
POPE FRANCIS HAS A WAY OF TAKING ETERNALLY complex subjects and yanking them down to earth, where ideas and action conspire to improve lives. Since assuming his role three years ago, he has pressed for new conversations about love and marriage, the m
Glenn Beck’s Regrets
His paranoid style paved the road for Trumpism. Now he fears what’s been unleashed.
Jun 13 20161 minute
How Islam Is Different From Other Religions
WE WANT TO BELIEVE WE’RE ALL BASICALLY the same and want the same things, but what if we’re not? Islam, in both theory and practice, is exceptional in how it relates to politics. Because of its outsize role in law and governance, Islam has been—and
Covering History
IN THE BEST OF TIMES, A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTS as a quadrennial checkup for the body politic, a series of tests that measure our health and national well-being. In the worst of times, we discover we’re sicker than we knew. Donald Trump has trium
Nov 21 20161 minute
Their Divorce Battle Heats Up
SINCE ANGELINA JOLIE FILED FOR DIVORCE on Sept. 19 and requested sole physical custody of the couple’s six children, Brad Pitt’s interactions with their kids have been limited. Locked in divorce negotiations with Jolie, Pitt, 52, has only been able t
Mar 1 20141 minute
This Is Your Brain on Power
There's evidence that power actually changes the way the brain sees others, decreasing recognition of others' concerns.
Nov 28 20163 minutes
India’s Cash-Canceling Experiment
Modi is installing an almost cashless system that will expand banks’ deposits | “We are sitting almost idle. There are no buyers”
Nov 28 20162 minutes
Conversation
TO CRAFT A LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL photographs in the history of the medium, TIME conducted thousands of interviews and consulted an international team of curators, historians and editors. Now, in essays and short films, we delve into the st
6 Secrets About the Human Brain That Will Make You a Better Marketer
Knowing how the mind processes information and images can help you send the right message.
Sep 1 20162 minutes
How to Feel Like a Millionaire
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD FAMOUSLY WROTE, “The very rich … are different from you and me.” And he didn’t mean that in a good way. To paraphrase the author, whose themes often touched on the corrosive effects of extreme wealth, the superaffluent are soft an
Most Influential Photos
WE SET OUT TO FIND IMAGES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. ALONG THE WAY, WE UNEARTHED INCREDIBLE STORIES OF HOW THEY WERE MADE
Sep 1 20161 minute
Soy Milk is Over. Long Live Coconut Milk
HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THE EXPLOSION OF DAIRY ALTERNATIVES IN THE REFRIGERATED AISLE.
Aleppo Is Falling
How Assad and Russia achieved a major victory at a devastating cost
Dec 5 20161 minute
New Worries For Charlie Sheen’s Kids
AILI NAHAS, with Linda Marx It’s shaping up to be a somber Thanksgiving for Brooke Mueller. On Nov. 16, reports claimed that Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, 39, had gone missing in Utah with their twin sons Bob and Max following a bizarre altercation that
Sep 19 201610 minutes
The New Science of Exercise
Doctors, researchers, scientists—even ancient philosophers—have long claimed exercise works like a miracle drug. Now they have proof
Dec 1 20167 minutes
The Case For Optimism
The arc of history bends toward progress—and 2016 was no different.
Fidel Castro
As the Soviet Union was collapsing in 1991, Fidel Castro met with a group of journalists on a visit to Mexico. We pressed him repeatedly about the fall of communism until, chafing in his olive fatigues and the Yucatán humidity, he stopped stroking hi
Oct 1 20142 minutes
4 Ways to Keep Learning Beyond the Classroom
You don't have to get a new degree to expand your knowledge base.
Sep 1 20163 minutes
Work Hard
Many millionaires attribute their success to their careers and companies. Do what they do.
The Liberal Hypocrisy of ‘Free Speech’
LIBERALS TEND TO THINK OF THEMSELVES as open-minded and supportive of free speech. But recent examples show otherwise—and prove that many on the left are not above using intimidation and harassment to silence dissenting voices. Consider the fight ag
Can Trump Clean Up His Messy World Of Conflicts?
AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF SPECIAL powers that Donald Trump will gain when he is sworn in as President on Jan. 20 is the authority to protect the government of Saudi Arabia from lawsuits brought by families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. That
Dec 11 20163 minutes
The Last Time New York Felt Blue
The mood after Bush beat Kerry, and the ways our writers thought about it.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Unilateral—And Worrying
DONALD TRUMP’S FOREIGN POLICY? STILL UP IN THE AIR at this point. With Hillary Clinton, we would have known exactly what we were getting. That was her biggest selling point—and a big part of the problem. But Trump is the ultimate black box. Much of t
The Truth About Facebook and Millennials
Reports of Facebook's demise among teens have been greatly exaggerated. Here, some marketing lessons from the kids and the unique ways they use their favorite undead platform.
Model’s Death Ruled Accidental After Chiropractic Adjustment
Playboy model Katie May suffered a torn artery and stroke
The Markets In The Age Of Trump
AS THEY SAY IN THE MARKETS, PAST PERFORMANCE IS no guarantee of future returns. Donald Trump’s surprise presidential victory has turned the markets, which have run at record highs for the past few years, upside down, with precipitous drops on electio
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Dec 19 20165 minutes
The Hackers
THEY MADE VULNERABILITY THE NEW NORMAL AND TOOK AIM AT DEMOCRACY ITSELF
Dec 19 20163 minutes
The 10 Best Movies
1. Moonlight ES A love story, a mother-and-son story, a story about being closed off from the world until you realize there’s no way forward unless you join it. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight engages on multiple levels, but it’s also a work of astonishing
The 10 Best Shows
1. Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed It was submerged by the Hamilton tidal wave, but in any other season George C. Wolfe’s splashy, talent-packed re-creation of a landmark black musical of the 1920s
Dec 19 20163 minutes
The 10 Best Shows
1. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, FX This majestic dramatization of O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial made complex arguments about gender, race, class and celebrity with unparalleled confidence. The 10-episode miniseries was fair t
The 10 Best Albums
1. Frank Ocean, Blonde Frank Ocean has become pop music’s leading ascetic, a less-is-more devotee who’d rather let his melodies do all the talking. Released after four years of increasingly interminable when-will-it-drop hype, Blonde finds Ocean lea
The Crispr Pioneers
THEIR BREAKTHROUGH WORK COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
The 10 Best Performances
1. Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight It’s cheating, sure, to wedge three actors into one “best” slot. But in Moonlight, the performances of Hibbert, Sanders and Rhodes—all playing one character at different stages of life—a
The Teddy Awards, Even In A Year That Set New Lows For Politicians
IT ISN’T EASY TO BESTOW AWARDS FOR POLITICAL COURAGE in an election year—and it’s near impossible after a campaign like the one we’ve just experienced, which set a sad new standard for ugliness and mendacity. But as an eternal optimist, I proceed wit
The 10 Best Songs
1. Beyoncé, ‘Formation’ Where do you start with “Formation”? It’s an unapologetic, specific document of black womanhood for a nation struggling with systemic racism. It’s the perfect epilogue for Lemonade, the “visual album” that mined Beyoncé’s per
The 10 Best Episodes
1. ‘Fish Out of Water,’ BoJack Horseman, Netflix An animated series about a talking horse ended up delivering the year’s most heartening, artful surprise. The surrealities here only begin with the fact that the titular BoJack (Will Arnett) is a depr
Moments
MEMORABLE IMAGES OF MAJOR (AND MINOR) EVENTS
The 10 Best Novels
1. The Underground Railroad By Colson Whitehead In this reimagining of American history, the Underground Railroad is a literal one. After Cora, a slave on a Georgia plantation, is beaten and raped by her master, she flees north, encountering more p
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A FAILED COUP LEFT THE TURKISH PRESIDENT EVEN MORE POWERFUL
In 2016, Lies, The Whole Lies And Nothing But The Lies
LYING USED TO BE DANGEROUS. YOUR NOSE MIGHT GROW, your trousers could combust or a wolf might eat you. But this year, lying proved profitable, even for those who got caught. After a deluge of fake news stories, concocted debate facts and ads at the b
The Choice
THIS IS THE 90TH TIME WE HAVE NAMED THE person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year. So which is it this year: Better or worse? The challenge for Donald Trump is how profoundly the country disagrees about the
The 10 Best Nonfiction Books
1. March: Book Three By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell Congressman Lewis concludes his trilogy of graphic memoir with this volume about his civil rights activism. The comic book, which won the National Book Award for young people’s litera
Hillary Clinton
THE WINNER OF THE POPULAR VOTE LEAVES A COMPLICATED LEGACY
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PHENOMENA THAT ROSE, BRIEFLY, TO THE TOP
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READERS RESPOND TO TIME’S BIGGEST STORIES
Beyoncé
HER CREATIVE OPUS TURNED THE POP STAR INTO A POLITICAL FORCE
Make-Believe
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
Amazing Grace
EIGHT YEARS AGO, TOWARD THE END OF THE 2008 presidential campaign, Michelle Obama asked me, “Klein, are you going to write a book like Primary Colors about us?” referring to my satirical novel about the 1992 campaign. I spluttered a bit; the thought
The Person Of The Year
EVEN FOR DONALD TRUMP, THE DISTANCE IS STILL fun to think about, up here in his penthouse 600 ft. in the sky, where it’s hard to make out the regular people below. The ice skaters swarming Central Park’s Wollman Rink look like old-television static,
Our Populist Prologue
IT WAS DUSK ON MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1827, WHEN THE party from South Carolina drew up at the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s plantation near Nashville. One of the travelers, a young woman named Julia Ann Conner, left a diary account of her surprise at finding
How People Power Is Splitting Europe
DONALD TRUMP MET WITH HIS FIRST FOREIGN ally just a few days after winning the U.S. presidency. But it wasn’t one of the world’s leading statesmen who got the invitation to Trump Tower. It was Nigel Farage, a man once considered a footnote in British
In His Own Words
KEEPING JOBS IN THE U.S. “I have calls in to three other companies that are leaving. They’re not going to leave. They can leave, but we’re not going to allow people to rip off the American worker anymore. As a private individual, there was nothing I
Behind The Scenes
POWER COMES IN ALL DIFFERENT tones and textures, which makes capturing it visually a particular challenge. It is a testimony to his talent and versatility that Nadav Kander has, for the second time, photographed a newly elected President for our Pers
Looking For Answers To The World’s Biggest Challenges In The Eternal City
IT’S NO SECRET THAT GLOBAL institutions of all kinds—large and small, public and private—are under pressure. While the elites of most countries still believe in unfettered globalization and market capitalism, they are increasingly isolated in that fa
Dec 12 20161 minute
Jackie Places The First Lady Under A Microscope
S.Z. CHILEAN DIRECTOR PABLO Larraín (The Club, No) is a passionately political filmmaker, unafraid to tangle with explosive issues in his home country and unsparing in his placement of the occasional grisly detail. In Jackie, he turns his sights on
For The Record
‘EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED, THERE WERE FIRES ... IT WAS LIKE DRIVING INTO HELL.’ RAIN MOORE, lieutenant at the Sneedville fire department, describing the wildfires that burned through the eastern Tennessee towns Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, as well as o
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Dec 26 20166 minutes
2016: The Year In Quotes
“Being red-faced and sweating will be the norm.”
What’s A Star Wars Film Without John Williams?
In a franchise first, Rogue One’s soundtrack isn’t helmed by the legendary composer.
And, Scene: Moonlight
The Atlantic looks back at key cinematic moments in 2016, this time Barry Jenkins’s film about a young man’s life in three acts.
Why People Vote For Counterproductive Policies
Human beings are really good at picking out cause-and-effect relationships. But they’re bad at predicting future consequences.
Dec 26 20164 minutes
Where The 'Bad Kids' Go To School
A 2016 documentary magnifies an often ignored part of the education world.
Dec 25 20165 minutes
Why Walt Whitman Called America The 'Greatest Poem'
The 19th-century writer believed that the power of poetry and democracy came from an ability to make a unified whole out of disparate parts.
Dec 25 20165 minutes
The Russian Media And The Fall Of Aleppo
State-run outlets are essential to making the case for Putin’s intervention in Syria
Dec 25 20165 minutes
Donald Trump And The Triumph Of Climate-Change Denial
The science of man-made global warming has only grown more conclusive. So why have Republicans become less convinced it’s real over the past decade and a half?
Dec 24 20163 minutes
Donald Trump's Hot-And-Cold Bromance With Vladimir Putin
Praising the Russian leader while promising an arms race with him, the U.S. president-elect could bring back the most dangerous aspects of the Cold War, without any of the redeeming defenses of freedom.
Scorsese's Silence And Batman: The Week In Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
A Prayer For Peace In Bethlehem
An iconic city and its struggles
Dec 23 20166 minutes
‘Surprised Like Everybody Else’: Obama On The Election Of Donald Trump
The fourth in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates
It’s Official: America Has Two Presidents At One Time
The United States has voiced its displeasure with Israeli settlements. Or has it?
Dec 23 20162 minutes
The Atlantic's Week In Culture
A roundup of our recent writing on arts and entertainment
Dec 23 20162 minutes
The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Season's Tweetings
Donald Trump tweeted “things will be different after Jan. 20th” in response to the United States allowing a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction.
The Atlantic Daily: Ending Berlin's Manhunt
The search for the suspect behind the Berlin Christmas market attack ended in a shoot-out, the U.S. did not veto a United Nations resolution criticizing Israeli settlements, President-elect Donald Trump called for expanding U.S. nuclear capabilities, and more.
Donald Trump Makes War On Celebrities
As stars avoid inauguration bookings, the president-elect tries to divide America’s population from its popular culture.
The Morality Of Banking In It’s A Wonderful Life
In addition to its holiday cheesiness and religious moralizing, the 1946 classic touches on financial themes that remain painfully relevant.
Dec 23 20164 minutes
Can A Pill Replace Pot For Treating Concussions?
Researchers may have found a less-contentious way to deal with the NFL’s concussion epidemic than marijuana.
When A Monster Calls, Just Ignore It
J.A. Bayona’s tear-jerking fantasy film doesn’t come close to earning its inevitably devastating emotional climax.
Dec 23 20163 minutes
Ranked: World Leaders Who Have Overstayed Their Welcome
As America gets ready for a presidential transition, a look at places where peaceful transfer of power is overdue.
Napping In Nippon And Merriment In Montreal: The Week In Global-Affairs Writing
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
Dec 23 20163 minutes
And, Scene: The Lobster
The Atlantic looks back at key cinematic moments in 2016, this time a dystopian comedy about love and relationships.
How Will The House Freedom Caucus Respond To Trump?
Representative Mark Meadows, the group’s new chairman, is hoping an early push for deregulation will do the trick.
The Scare Quote: 2016 In A Punctuation Mark
Doubled quotes developed as indications of a rational world. Now they’re developing as indications of the opposite.
Dec 23 20168 minutes
Obama's Weak Defense Of His Record On Drone Killings
His choices made unjust strikes predictable and inevitable—and with Donald Trump poised to take power, the precedents he set are all the more alarming.
Sixteen In ‘16: Our Favorite Education Stories
Take a stroll down memory lane, a scroll through some #TBTs, or whatever the school kids are calling a throwback these days. Here are our favorite education stories The Atlantic published this year.
Dec 22 20164 minutes
The Atlantic Daily: Assad's Aleppo
The Syrian government recaptured long-held rebel territory, President Obama made some end-of-term moves, the Berlin Christmas market reopened, and more.
About Those Air Cushions In Amazon Packages Everywhere
As the appetite for online shopping grows, companies that protect packages in transit are profiting.
Could Trump's Tweets Spark A Nuclear Arms Race?
A nonproliferation expert puts the president-elect’s latest remarks in context
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States Are The Nuclear Industry’s Best Hope
Trump’s signaled he’s pro-nuclear, but it’s a low priority for Congress | “It’s going to be quite challenging to do anything at the federal level”
Semi-Saintly Startups
These for-profit apps promise to alleviate ...
Little Good News For The Little Ivies
Sophisticated strategies didn’t help liberal arts schools last year | “Right now if you’re not diversified, you’re doing better”
Greening Business, One Project At A Time
Generate Capital helps cleantech startups clinch deals | “Now they know someone else is managing and taking the risk”
Power Wrap
GLOBAL EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IS A HARD SELL, SO ONE DESIGNER ON A MISSION FOUND A SOFT SOLUTION
Mac Pro Users Want Updates?
Apple’s desktop and laptop faithful are suffering in the iPhone’s shadow | “This is a company with no real vision for what its most creative users actually do”
Defrauded For-Profit Grads Seek Relief
The feds are still sending debt collectors after Corinthian alumni | “These kids by and large have been scammed”
Silicon Valley’s New Reality Show
On Sept. 12, 2016, there was a momentary realignment in the constellation of global business. For the first time, the five largest public corporations in the world by market capitalization were all technology companies: Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Am
Russia’s Deadly Mideast Game
The Kremlin is doing more in the region than bombing Aleppo | Putin uses “small, victorious wars to keep himself popular”
C-Span
The new administration is inviting fights with Republicans as well as Democrats in Congress | “Part of Trump’s agenda was to shock Washington”
Can You Say Class Action In German? Nein
VW litigation highlights benefits of the U.S. system for plaintiffs | “It’s no surprise that investors sue in the U.S. whenever they can”
China Gets Serious About Shrinking Steel
The authorities are using environmental laws to shut plants | “China has focused this year on the so-called zombie plants”
Selling Trump’s D.C. Hotel Wouldn’t Be Easy
Too high a price could raise questions about conflicts | “All of the possible solutions are sticky”
Japan’s Big Bet
Its new casinos likely won’t need China’s high rollers | Gaming resorts will woo “tens of thousands of people at a time”
‘If You Can Duplicate What They’ve Done In Detroit Around The Country, You’re Going To Have A Huge Renaissance’
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, talks about the city’s revival— and his views on the incoming Trump administration— with Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Megan Murphy
Tired Of Halal Chicken? Try The Eyeshadow
Sales of makeup aimed at Muslims are growing fast | The trend “carries a certain stigma with the average American”
The Yahoo! Hack Goes From Bad To Worse
Victims included FBI, CIA, NSA, and White House staffers | “It may really destroy your privacy ... without your knowledge”
In Poland, The Stench Of Swamp Clearing
Democracy is in peril in the Central European nation | “They are using communist-style methods and methodology”
Goldman Sachs Happiest Place On Earth
After eight years in the political wilderness, Goldman is back on top in a Trump administration | Politicians love to criticize Goldman, yet “they run to the firm for capital-markets expertise”
Innovation Medical Exoskeletons
Michael Belfiore Exoskeletons are wearable robots designed to move or strengthen limbs. Already, lower-body models help paralysis patients in clinics around the world. As long as the devices can continue to shed weight and cost, they should become c
The Private Lives Of Fannie And Freddie
Getting government out of the two entities that define America’s mortgages is a delicate task
My, What Great Big Symbolic Value You Have!
A COMPROMISE BETWEEN RANCHERS AND CONSERVATIONISTS TO SAVE WOLVES IN WASHINGTON STATE IS A REAL-LIFE FABLE WITH A MORAL THAT MIGHT JUST SOLVE AMERICA
Where Did You Get That Lovely Supply Chain?
THE CEO OF KERING, FRANÇOIS-HENRI PINAULT, ALREADY HAS BILLIONS, IS MARRIED TO SALMA HAYEK, AND CONTROLS THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER FASHION BRANDS. NOW TO SAVE PLANET EARTH ONE VENDOR AT A TIME
When The Teacher Is An Ocean Away
VIPKid pairs Chinese students and American instructors via the web | “What keeps me up at night is not growth, it’s quality”
Donald Trump’s Newworld Disorder
The post-World War II global order is a great U.S. achievement. It should not be imperiled
This Robotic Baby Might Need Changing
TWO OUT OF THREE U.S. SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUY INFANT SIMULATORS MEANT TO INTIMIDATE KIDS OUT OF PARENTHOOD. THE LATEST INDEPENDENT RESEARCH SAYS THEY SIMPLY DON’T WORK
Education Robot Fight Club
Michael Belfiore A small startup called Sumo Robot League encourages middle school students to learn to build 4-by-4-inch, 17-ounce machines, program them, then pit them against each other, tournament-style. Chief Executive Officer Eric Parker, an a
Trump’s Secret Santas
Donald Trump’s White House entourage will have a combined net worth of about $6 billion. That means the president-elect—whose own charity said this year it broke rules barring leaders from using funds to benefit themselves—isn’t the only one on his team with a foundation.
Tillerson’s Got A Private State Department
Exxon has a global intelligence unit that serves its executives | “There’s a very thin line between oil, diplomacy, and geopolitics”
Movers
Ups China critic Peter Navarro will run the newly created National Trade Council, Donald Trump announced. The advisory body will focus on boosting U.S. manufacturing and jobs. Nike said profit in the recent quarter rose a better-than-expected 7 per
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Dec 1 20163 minutes
What Entrepreneur's Editor-In-Chief Looks For When Assigning Stories
Recently, a CEO was venting to me about how he routinely pitches his business to reporters, but nobody writes about him. So I told him the five words that, harsh as they are, all entrepreneurs need to hear: Sometimes you’re not the story.But good new
Dec 1 20161 minute
Google's Groundbreaking Goggles
The tech giant's new headset turns your phone into a high-end VR machine.
Who's That Gift Really For?
Before you give, think about how thoughtful you're actually being.
Make Online Shopping Simple
How a gourmet food company owner saved her business with an e-commerce app.
Size You Up
Dec 1 20161 minute
Scam-Proof Your Dough
The more you make, the more thieves try to take.
The Cofounders' Guide To Gift Giving
Don't know what to get your business partner for the holidays? For inspiration, four pairs of entrepreneurs share their shopping lists with us.
What I Learned By Selling My Startup
Sure, I made money. But I wish I'd done a couple of things differently.
What Everyone Can Learn From Airbnb
I've stayed in more than 70 of them and found out a lot about business along the way.
What's The Right Price For My Product?
Get it right and making a profit is easy. Get it wrong and you may bankrupt your business fast. But it isn’t a guessing game; there is a right price, and you can figure it out by answering these three questions.1. What’s your overall operating budget
Dec 1 20163 minutes
Inspiration Anywhere!
A failed trip to Big Sur led Alyssa Ravasio, founder of Hipcamp, to build a comprehensive camping resource for America-and unlock access to private lands in the process.
"I Know People"
Turn your social media feeds into funding.
How The Stars Of 'Fixer Upper' Transformed A Town In Texas
Entrepreneurs across the country are shaping small cities.
Should My Business Start A Podcast?
Yes, if you have a strong idea, a quality host, and a high level of commitment, says Jay Baer, best-selling author, marketing consultant, and cohost of the popular Social Pros Podcast.
Predictions For 2017: The Trends, Players And Opportunities Entrepreneurs Like You Will Chase Next Year
From fearless entrepreneurs to advancements in smart technology, get ready for an innovative year.
Dec 1 20161 minute
Bring Your Doggy To Work
Gear to make your office (or home) Fido-friendly.
What's Your Co-Working Style? Find The Space That Matches Your Style.
One is designed like a summer camp.
Dec 1 20163 minutes
Building A Better Popcorn Bucket
How an obsessive moviegoer reinvented the theater's favorite food.
Dec 1 20160 pages
What's Ahead In 2017? Six Experts Share Predictions.
Some industries are poised for a strong year.
So, You Want To Open A Coffee Shop?
The retail value of the U.S. coffee market is alluring-around $48 billion. But at $3 a cup, cashing in on our collective caffeine addiction isn't always a given.
4 'Smart' Objects That Earned The Name
Maybe the future is finally here.
The Buzziest Businesses
Following a trend is easy: Just ask anyone who opened a paintball arena, a Zumba studio, or a beer trolley. But it takes a magical mix of timing, strategy, and conviction to make these kinds of ventures last.
Dec 1 20160 pages
How Chatbots Will Evolve In One Simple Flowchart (Infographic)
Many chatbots will die. The survivors will get better.
Dec 1 20166 minutes
To Franchise, Or Not To Franchise?
For many brands hoping to expand, franchising is a great model. But it's not the only (or always the best) option. Here, we follow two similar entrepreneurs as they choose different paths to growth-one going into franchising and the other licensing his brand to dealers.
This Designer Bucked Fashion Norms. Learn Why It Worked.
Consumers have more information at their fingertips than ever. E-commerce has changed how people shop. And yet many industry traditions have remained -- like, say, fashion’s longstanding insistence that brands create four collections a year. But even
Roll With It
Motivated by a blah job, a biker finds the perfect franchise and rides off.
Stop Talking About Millennials And Get Ready For Gen Z
Be prepared. This is a group of rebels.
Dec 1 20162 minutes
Wash & Shine
How installing holiday lights helped a window-washing business grow.
The Strategies These 3 Beauty Startups Use To Stand Out
In the United States alone, consumers spend north of $62 billion on cosmetics, skincare and haircare products each year. But younger women are increasingly venturing outside their Maybelline and Dior standbys, embracing smaller brands. As the crowded
How Food Tech Is Expanding Opportunities For Shoppers And Entrepreneurs
Options are transforming -- and VCs are taking notice.
Latest articles from New York Magazine
Dec 25 20168 minutes
Love, Cleo
Instagram’s favorite poet wants you to know she’s in this with you.
Dec 25 20163 minutes
Some Of The New Yorkers In These Pages On Why They’re Here
AS TOLD TO NICK TABOR AND JAMES D. WALSH “My son has a skin condition. It started when he was 9 months. We dealt with it for a whole year in Guinea. The hospitals over there are terrible. Here, in case of emergency, we can call an ambulance.” —Diar
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1 Jonathan Chait’s column on Donald Trump’s dismantling of the two guardrails against presidential kleptocracy—tax disclosure and personal divestment—left many readers disturbed (“The Kleptocracy Preps for Pennsylvania Avenue,” November 28–December 1
No. 43 Because A Columbia Lab Is Trying To Turn Corpses Into Glowing Installation Art Under The Manhattan Bridge.
BENJAMIN WALLACE AROUND 15 YEARS AGO, while Karla Rothstein was teaching graduate architecture students at Columbia and focusing on the city’s peripheral spaces, she took an interest in cemeteries. The city’s total cemetery space equals roughly five
Dec 25 20162 minutes
No. 20 Because Young M.A Makes Them Go Ooouuu.
LAUREN SCHWARTZBERG “ONCE I LET IT OUT, I was like, man, I’m saying whatever now. You can’t tell me nothing now,” says Young M.A, the rapper from Brooklyn, as she grabs a chip and turns toward me on the white leather couch in the greenroom of The We
No. 38 Because Three Lives & Company Found A Fourth Life.
CHRISTOPHER BONANOS IN SEPTEMBER, the building at West 10th Street and Waverly Place was sold to a firm called Oliver’s Realty Group, and you’d be forgiven for expecting a familiar grim story about the closure of a favorite shop to have played out t
The National Interest: Jonathan Chait
Donald Trump’s Shiny Marxism A strategy for ruling after losing the popular vote.
The Ten Best Books Of The Year
While a few big names disappointed, many of the year’s best books were debuts or sophomore efforts. A changing of the guard is under way.
The Ten Best Tv Shows Of The Year
Hands-down, 2016 is the best year for scripted TV since I became a critic; it might be the best since I started watching as a kid in the ’70s.
What To Dunk Them In
HUGH MERWIN Along the Jackson Heights momo trail: The best examples of the ground-chile condiment called sepen feature peppers—dried and/or fresh—that have been selected for their fruity, almost floral qualities. Nepalese versions tend to give equal
It’s A Wonderful Time To Be A Dumpling
That goes for this Chinatown zheng jiao, the momos in Jackson Heights, and the XL XLBs in the East Village that were almost too big to photograph for this story.
In Conversation: A Jewish Grandma And A Korean Grandma On Their Dumplings
We brought two longtime dumpling-makers together—Anna Gershenson, a Latvian immigrant and kreplach fanatic, and Sanok Kim, a mandu expert from Korea—to talk craft and compare each other’s creations.
No. 37 Because The No. 2 College-Football Recruit In The Country Is From Canarsie And Wears A Spongebob Backpack.
REEVES WIEDEMAN BY AGE 10, Isaiah Wilson was five-foot-six, and thick. “I looked at his shoulders and said, ‘He looks like a little linebacker,’” says his mother, Sharese Wilson. The parents of other children saw the same thing, and, worried about t
No. 9 Because Kate Mckinnon Didn’t Make A Joke.
REBECCA TRAISTER When Kate McKinnon took the HRC reins from 2008’s Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live, she applied a sharper edge to her mark: There was not a speck of Clinton’s Methodist good girl in McKinnon’s version, only the bloodless ambition
No. 23 Because Ken Thompson Fought To The Very End.
GEOFFREY GRAY KEN THOMPSON, Brooklyn’s first black district attorney, came in as a reformer. Within months of his election in 2014, he announced that his office would refuse to prosecute low-level marijuana possession and set up a kind of Innocence
No. 25 Because The Universally Acknowledged Dump That Is La Guardia Airport Is Finally Getting An Upgrade.
CHRISTOPHER BONANOS WHEN IT COMES to departure delays, Chicago’s O’Hare International, where 27.5 percent of flights leave late, is actually slightly worse. (La Guardia is at 27.25 percent.) That ranking does not, however, incorporate baggage handli
Prix Fixe Banchan, New Nordic à La Carte
Two smart young chefs bring their food to a wider audience.
The Ten Best Pop Albums Of The Year
Despite losses (RIP, Bowie, Prince, et al.), music reasserted its power as both a vehicle for political activism and a respite from current events.
No. 2 Because Even Our Protesters Are Precocious.
ALEX MORRIS IT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, and outside the Greenwich Village Stumptown, the dissidents have assembled. They have rosy cheeks and glossy hair, and four of the five are tenth-graders at Little Red School House, a progressive private school w
The Ten Best Movies Of The Year
In a year that featured standout documentaries and a truly modern Western, a musical (yes, a musical) topped them all.
No. 28 Because This Meat-And-Potatoes City Is Now A Vegetarian Paradise.
ADAM PLATT I CAN REMEMBER precisely where I was when it dawned on me, with a kind of stunned clarity, that the culinary fashions of this traditionalist, meat-and-potatoes city had turned, more or less on a dime. I was standing by the perpetually mob
No. 1 Because The City Is Still Ours.
THE CITY WAS ALWAYS AN asylum. On television on Election Night, the world they used was bubble. But what a bubble. New Yorkers woke up on November 8 in what seems now like a fairy-tale fog, convinced, as ever, that the future belonged to us. By midn
Now Arriving (Really!) On Second Avenue
The new subway is scheduled to open on December 31. We’ve been waiting for it.
No. 44 Because Fashion Cares For Its Own.
ALEX RONAN IN WHAT WE did not know would be the last year of his life, my brother Mark got model-scouted on the subway. He was chased down by a man who hopped into Mark’s subway car, handed him a business card, and jumped back out before the doors c
No. 4 Because We Know Where Trump Lives.
MARK JACOBSON IT IS A LESSON learned from my father, a lifelong New Yorker (1920–1995), a bit of big-city wisdom imparted as we drove through our home borough of Queens sometime in the early ’60s. We crossed the then–newly completed Long Island Expr
Not Without My Mother
Director Mike Mills finds the perfect actress to play the fierce woman who raised him.
The Body Politic: Rebecca Traister
The Economics of Identity Politics What Trumpism could do to our human infrastructure.
103 Minutes With … Amanda Chantal Bacon
“Brain or Sex?,” asks the founder of Goop-approved Moon Juice.
The Ten Best Theater Events Of The Year
The most exciting work was largely Off Broadway, where intimate plays with big ideas are flourishing: new, necessary theater for an unstable time.
The Ten Best Classical Music Performances Of The Year
Boulez is gone, Levine retired—but slow-mo turnover brings new talent to the surface.
Latest articles from Fortune
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Come on and Shine
Consumer packaged-goods startups are styling themselves like tech companies to fuel growth. They don’t need to.
Nov 1 20164 minutes
Watson: Not so Elementary
Five years after its Jeopardy! victory, IBM’s cognitive computing system is through playing games. It’s now a hired gun for thousands of companies in at least 20 industries. A Q&A with the Watson boss.
Nov 1 201611 minutes
How Steve Jobs Became a Billionaire
STEVE JOBS’ NAME IS FOREVER TIED TO APPLE: THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED, WAS FIRED FROM, AND LATER RETURNED TO AND MADE THE MOST VALUABLE IN THE WORLD. IT’S EASY TO FORGET THAT IT WAS ANOTHER COMPANY—PIXAR—THAT MADE HIM HIS FIRST BILLION. CENTRAL TO THAT STORY IS LAWRENCE LEVY, THE MAN WHOM JOBS REACHED OUT TO, UNKNOWN, IN NOVEMBER 1994 AND HIRED AS CFO. HIS MISSION? TO TAKE THE SCRAPPY COMPANY PUBLIC.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Small Business Takes a Big Hit
JEREMY QUITTNER FOR AARON HAGEMAN, chief executive of Delivery Drivers of Orange County, Calif., the welter of federal and state regulations concerning who qualifies as an independent contractor has become an expensive sticking point. Consider this
From the Gym to the Runway
Athleisure isn’t going away—it’s moving into high fashion. Think comfort crossed with style.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Look Before You Leap
Thinking of ditching the suit and tie for the startup life? Here’s how to do it right.
Steve Cohen Has Nothing to Prove (But He’s Going to Prove It Anyway)
In 2013 an insider-trading scandal ended Cohen’s reign as one of Wall Street’s most successful hedge fund managers. Three years later, to the dismay of his critics, he’s unapologetic, financially unscathed, and on the verge of returning to the industry. In his first interview about the firm since the scandal, Cohen explains how he plans to beat the market again—and why he needs to.
Nov 1 201611 minutes
The Great Rocket Race
ELON MUSK’S SPACEX IS JOUSTING WITH A BOEING-LOCKHEED JOINT VENTURE FOR THE LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF SENDING SATELLITES TO SPACE. THE INCUMBENT FACES A DAUNTING TWO-PRONGED CHALLENGE: CAN IT SLASH PRICES WHILE OVERHAULING A KEY PART OF ITS TECHNOLOGY?
Tale of the Tape: Clinton vs. Trump
TORY NEWMYER For the most part, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have directly diverging views of regulation. Clinton favors a heavier hand to bring Wall Street and other industries to heel, while easing rules for small businesses. Trump by contrast
Nov 1 20161 minute
Wind Is Getting Really, Really Cheap
The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. marks a turning point for the industry.
Red Tape
THE RED TAPE CONUNDRUM: HOW THE WRONG KIND OF REGULATION IS STRANGLING BUSINESS—AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Nov 1 20162 minutes
What Happens After the Election
Most Americans don’t actually hate trade, business, or globalization. But this campaign season’s tide of populist outrage will last long past November.
You’re Already Good. Here’s How to Step It Up
Fortune reviews three major releases this season that promise to help you elevate your thinking, motivation, and creativity in work and in life.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Hope for the Day After
THIS HAS BEEN an exceptionally difficult election for anyone who cares about the future of American business or the prospects for American prosperity. On one side, the Democratic Party has turned increasingly antagonistic toward business. The cleare
The Internet of Things…in Bed
One in three people aren’t getting enough sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So a cavalcade of products are aiming to address sleep issues—the global market for sleep aids is projected by BCC Research to reach $76.7 billion by 2019—and many of them are connected. Here are some of the latest.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Canada’s Brain Gain Strategy
The U.S. should refashion its immigration laws to look like its northern neighbor’s.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Safety Net in the Sky
Technology that tracks aircraft anywhere in the world could boost airlines’ efficiency and make missing planes a thing of the past.
The PGA Tour Takes on China
CANCELED TOURNAMENTS, BAD LUCK, AND SO MUCH PROMISE: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY’S STAR-CROSSED STRUGGLE TO GET CHINESE CONSUMERS TO HIT THE LINKS.
Nov 1 20163 minutes
How to Invest, Whoever Wins
No matter how much you dislike him or her, the next President isn’t likely to hurt the stock market. But 2017 could still be rocky for the economy. Here’s what you’ll need in your postelection portfolio.
Nov 1 20163 minutes
Stocks With a Shaky Foundation
Recent changes in the markets have made it even easier to buy real estate investment trusts. But this may not be the best time to move your money in.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
How a Taco Truck Gets Stalled
POLINA MARINOVA It may seem as if everyone is opening hip food trucks in cities these days. But it’s more complicated than it looks. Before you warm your first tortilla, if you’re in New York, for example, you’ll have to get through 68 pages of regu
Millennials Are Not Monolithic
Good leaders need to know how to motivate their youngest employees. But if you’re seeking a one-size-fits-all solution, you’re already on the wrong track.
10-Hour Layover? Lucky You
How Icelandair made waiting for connecting flights a thing of beauty.
New Rules for New Frontiers
As attitudes shift and technology advances, regulators ploddingly follow. The process can be messy, incremental, and sometimes painfully slow—but new policies are emerging.
The Valley’s Favorite British Import
Raised in a sheltered northern English community, Ruzwana Bashir traveled a long and unlikely path from Oxford debate star to Silicon Valley wunderkind.
Oct 1 20163 minutes
Now Hear This
Baby boomers, who abused their ears with rock concerts and headphones, are surging into retirement. The hearing-assistance market is expanding, and this time the answer may not be a device—it may be a pill.
Oct 1 20161 minute
When Moonshots Fall Back to Earth
Google’s parent company loved sci-fi research, until it didn’t.
Oct 1 20163 minutes
The European Honeymoon is Over
With a $14.6 billion salvo fired at Apple over its tax deals in Ireland, European regulators are escalating their battle against American business.
Generation Biz
ONE ENTREPRENEUR helped start a trading platform that’s taking on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Another executive oversees North American ride-sharing operations for Uber, the world’s most valuable unicorn. A third runs a $3.2 billion Inter
See Mumbai in a Day
On a business trip to India’s biggest city? Make sure to hit these hotspots.
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Nov 1 201614 minutes
The Ultimate Guide to Retirement: Couples Edition
THESE 21 STRATEGIES WILL HELP YOU SAVE, INVEST, AND EARN YOUR WAY TO A DREAM LIFESTYLE—NO MATTER WHAT AGE OR STAGE YOU’RE AT NOW.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Ask the Expert
REAL ESTATE Q I want to get rid of my mortgage faster. What’s the best way do it? A If you can pay more each month, you have two options: refinance to a shorter-term loan or write bigger checks to trim the principal. While 15-year loans have lower
Replot Your Income Plan
INTEREST RATES HAVEN’T GONE UP AS EXPECTED, SO BOND INVESTORS NEED TO RETHINK THEIR MOVES.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Cuba Libre
NOW THAT DIPLOMATIC relations between the U.S. and Cuba have been restored, I fear it’s only a matter of time before Havana turns into the “spring break” capital of the world. Americans in backward baseball caps (or worse: man buns) will mojito their
Bethlehem
Pop. over age 55 31% Median home price $153,000 Avg. property tax $4,082 Top income tax rate 3.07% There was a time when you couldn’t talk about Bethlehem without mention of Bethlehem Steel. Once the nation’s second-largest steel producer, it shu
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Economy and Jobs
WHAT’S AT STAKE Nearly eight years after the Great Recession, this doesn’t feel like a true recovery. Despite job gains, wage growth is tepid, and median household income is just shy of 2007 levels. Can the slow-growing economy pick up the pace, or
Nov 1 20161 minute
Bundled Policies Can Save You a Lot…Sometimes
MARTHA C. WHITE COMBINING YOUR INSURANCE policies, or “bundling,” is a tactic insurance salespeople tout as a way for you to save money. Exactly how much you can save on premiums, however, depends a lot on where in the U.S. you live, what type of ho
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Your Family and Education
WHAT’S AT STAKE College is the gateway to higher lifetime earnings. But tuition has skyrocketed, and millions struggle with student debt. How can you handle the high price of higher ed? Also crucial for families: How do you find affordable child car
Nov 1 20163 minutes
Climb Out of Student Debt
TODAY’S FLEXIBLE REPAYMENT PLANS CAN MAKE IT EASIER—BUT AT A PRICE.
The High Stakes Election
Forget for a minute Trump’s and Clinton’s nasty verbal volleys. This year’s presidential contest is about two opposing economic views for America. Whoever wins could have a seismic impact on everything from your investments to your health care. Here’s what the candidates really mean for your money.
Hollywood
Pop. over age 55 32% Median home price $198,000 Avg. property tax $3,995 Top income tax rate 0% In the 1920s developer Joseph Young arrived in Florida with a vision of turning the pine forests and marshland 20 miles north of Miami into a “dream c
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Crafting a Big Business
FORMER ENGINEER AND WOODWORKING HOBBYIST BRETT HAUGEN HAS CARVED OUT A LUCRATIVE SPACE AMONG HANDICRAFT ENTHUSIASTS.
Nov 1 20161 minute
Iowa City
Pop. over age 55 23% Median home price $187,000 Avg. property tax $3,553 Top income tax rate 8.98% When famous authors plan their North American book tours, the schedule often reads like this: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago …Iowa City. As the onl
Your Retirement: A Team Effort
FOUR OUT OF FIVE SPOUSES cite saving for retirement as a very or extremely important financial goal, according to a MONEY nationwide survey of married couples. And yet research earlier this year by the consulting firm Hearts & Wallets found that only
Nov 1 20162 minutes
5 Things to Know About the New FAFSA
1 IT’S AVAILABLE EARLIER THIS YEAR The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which families fill out to apply for college scholarships and loans, became available at fafsa.ed.gov on Oct. 1 this year, three months earlier than in the pa
Nov 1 20161 minute
Sugar Land
Pop. over age 55 35% Median home price $356,250 Avg. property tax $8,210 Top income tax rate 0% The city traces its early history to—you guessed it—sugar. It was a 19th-century sugar plantation that evolved into a company town for employees of th
Your Taxes
WHAT’S AT STAKE The Obama years saw the Bush tax cuts made permanent for all but the wealthiest, plus new Obamacare levies. Now the question of how much of your paycheck you’ll get to keep—and who should pay more or less—is back on the table in a bi
Nov 1 20162 minutes
Your Health Care
WHAT’S AT STAKE More Americans than ever have coverage, but with insurers pulling out of the government insurance exchanges, premiums rising, and businesses chafing at the health law’s requirements, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is under the microsc
The Best Online Bank
Don’t need a teller? You can slash fees and boost yields by banking online. Only 29% of traditional banks have low-cost checking accounts that pay interest (average yield: 0.08%), compared with 70% of the online banks analyzed—which pay an average 0.14%. Because online banks don’t have their own ATMs, reimbursement of other banks’ surcharges is critical.
Nov 1 20162 minutes
X-Ray: Walmart
STILL FOCUSED ON BRICKS AND MORTAR—FOR GOOD REASON.
Spokane
Pop. over age 55 27% Median home price $152,000 Avg. property tax $1,888 Top income tax rate 0% Walk along the Centennial Trail as it winds through downtown, beside the Spokane River, and you get a sense of why people retire here. Spokane support
Reno
Pop. over age 55 26% Median home price $268,250 Avg. property tax $1,735 Top income tax rate 0% Reno suffers from a bit of an image problem (and the Comedy Central series Reno 911! didn’t help). Yet this city in the Sierra Nevada foothills is fas
The Best Big Banks (Tie)
If you are among the nearly nine in 10 consumers who want in-person service at a local branch but you often need a bank outside your neighborhood, you’ll want a bank with a broad footprint. The two winners here cover wide but different swaths of the country.
When a Premium Card Pays Off
A POPULAR NEW OFFER RAISES THE QUESTION: CAN A CREDIT CARD EVER BE WORTH $450?
Nov 1 20161 minute
Your Investments
WHAT’S AT STAKE U.S. stocks are in the midst of the second-longest bull market in history, and bonds have flourished as interest rates have hit historic lows. Yet year one of new presidencies often usher in challenging markets. Your retirement secur
Funds That Let Their Brood Grow
THERE’S A CASE FOR OWNING SMALL-STOCK FUNDS THAT HANG ON TO WINNERS EVEN AS COMPANIES GET BIGGER.
The Best Cure for Obamacare Woes
DESPITE HIGHER PRICES AND FEWER CHOICES, YOU CAN STILL FIND THE COVERAGE YOU NEED.
The Best Bank For You
FEES ARE UP, AND INTEREST PAYOUTS ARE MICROSCOPIC—BUT YOU’VE GOT BETTER OPTIONS THAN EVER TO HELP YOU BEAT THE AVERAGES, MONEY’S ANNUAL SURVEY FINDS. AND THIS YEAR’S WINNERS ARE …
A Passion for Teaching
JOAN CAPLIN ANNE AVERY 58, COLUMBIA, MD. BACKSTORY: Emigrated from South Korea in 1975. EDUCATION: Studied at University of Louisville. PROFESSION: National lead for Asian-American and Pacific Islanders outreach at Centers for Medicare and Medic
Oct 1 20161 minute
4 West Des Moine, Iowa
LIKE YOUNG PEOPLE everywhere, Des Moines natives Krista and Sahan Totagamuwa decided to move away from home after they got married to get a taste of life in the big city, in Milwaukee. Five years and two kids later they came home—well, close to home.