Jordan Weissmann

Jordan Weissmann is an associate editor at The Atlantic. He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal.

An Awful Jobs Report for Young People

An Awful Jobs Report for Young People

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The Democrats' Single Least Credible Idea: An 'All of the Above' Energy Plan

The Democrats' Single Least Credible Idea: An 'All of the Above' Energy Plan

The party says it sees a future for coal in our energy future. The Obama administration's climate policies say otherwise. More »

Who Are America's Schools Laying Off? Not Teachers, Mostly

Who Are America's Schools Laying Off? Not Teachers, Mostly

But how much does that matter? More »

Why Does Canada Have a Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve?

Why Does Canada Have a Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve?

A brief journey into the economics of sweet, sweet sap More »

Drink Up! The White House Releases Its Secret Beer Recipe

Drink Up! The White House Releases Its Secret Beer Recipe

Transparency at last! More »

Our Low-Wage Recovery: How McJobs Have Replaced Middle Class Jobs

Our Low-Wage Recovery: How McJobs Have Replaced Middle Class Jobs

Mid-wage jobs vanished by the millions during the recession. They've been replaced by retail, fast food, and temp work. More »

Why We Should Care About Big Tobacco's 1st Amendment Rights

Why We Should Care About Big Tobacco's 1st Amendment Rights

Two words: Mayor Bloomberg More »

California Is Suddenly Adding Jobs Faster Than Texas—Why?

California Is Suddenly Adding Jobs Faster Than Texas—Why?

Sorry Texas. Consider it revenge for that Rose Bowl. More »

The Good and Bad of Romney's Energy Plan (From One of His Favorite Experts)

The Good and Bad of Romney's Energy Plan (From One of His Favorite Experts)

The verdict: a "significant step" that's "incomplete." More »

How Young Homeowners Lost Out by Buying

How Young Homeowners Lost Out by Buying

Almost half of them are underwater on their mortgages. More »

60 Years of American Economic History, Told in 1 Graph

60 Years of American Economic History, Told in 1 Graph

We built the world's greatest middle class economy, then unbuilt it. More »

The Middle Class Blames Everyone but the Middle Class for Our Economy

The Middle Class Blames Everyone but the Middle Class for Our Economy

Who took out all those mortgages, again? More »

Issue September 2012

The Cheapest Generation

Why Millennials aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy

America May Have Too Many College Graduates

America May Have Too Many College Graduates

And adding more won't save the economy. More »

Who's Killing Coal: Obama or the Market?

Who's Killing Coal: Obama or the Market?

Answer: the market. More »

The Beginning of the End of Print: The Lessons of an Amazingly Prescient 1992 WaPo Memo

The Beginning of the End of Print: The Lessons of an Amazingly Prescient 1992 WaPo Memo

"Our goal, obviously, is to avoid getting boiled as the electronic revolution continues." More »

What a 1925 Ad for <i>The Great Gatsby</i> Tells Us About Book Prices

What a 1925 Ad for The Great Gatsby Tells Us About Book Prices

A new book then cost just about the same as a new hardcover now. More »

Study: Your Boss Really Is More Productive Than You (Sorry)

Study: Your Boss Really Is More Productive Than You (Sorry)

New research says great managers are really great teachers. What are your thoughts? More »

Why Is the Price of Gold Falling?

Why Is the Price of Gold Falling?

China's problems are gold's problems More »

How Falling Cocoa Prices Are Messing With Colombia's Drug War

How Falling Cocoa Prices Are Messing With Colombia's Drug War

Convincing farmers to trade the cocaine business for the chocolate business is getting even harder than it used to be. More »

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