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Don Peck is a features editor of The Atlantic and author of Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures and What We Can Do About It.
TV talking points from Atlantic senior editor Don Peck… More »
Wednesday's car bomb in Tehran follows decades of poisonings, mail bombs, and killer prostitutes… More »
It's not that the elite doesn't care about the rest of the country--it may not even think about it… More »
The economy is experiencing a downward spiral that's pushing people out of the middle and down the income ladder… More »
The beginning of the debate about the future of the middle class… More »
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.… More »
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…… More »
The way to arrest spiraling costs is to admit that we already do what we say we never will—ration health care—and then figure out how to do that better… More »
Look at the data closely, and the neat hierarchy of selectivity begins to fall apart… More »
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The Civil War
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