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.

Why Falling Wages Are Good News for Jobs (Seriously!)

Why Falling Wages Are Good News for Jobs (Seriously!)

Paychecks aren't keeping up with inflation. That's bad news for families, but good news for the job market. More »

Why Are Criminals Stealing Tide Detergent and Using It for Money?

Why Are Criminals Stealing Tide Detergent and Using It for Money?

There's a new liquid asset in town. It's blue, it's viscous, and it's versatile: You can pour it in a machine with your clothes, or sell it for pot. More »

The Future of College: The Biggest Classes Are the Most Expensive

The Future of College: The Biggest Classes Are the Most Expensive

One of California's largest community colleges has a plan to deal with the age of austerity -- charging students more for the most in-demand courses More »

Thinking of Buying a Stock? Check If the CEO Is Married First

Thinking of Buying a Stock? Check If the CEO Is Married First

A new study says that bachelor chief executives take bigger risks with their companies and offer investors more volatile returns. More »

March Madness: May the Most Profitable Team Win

March Madness: May the Most Profitable Team Win

What if the most lucrative college basketball programs won every match this year? We found out. More »

Pssst! RomneyCare Is Working (Don't Tell Romney)

Pssst! RomneyCare Is Working (Don't Tell Romney)

Women, minorities, the poor were among the biggest beneficiaries More »

The Misunderstood Consequences of the Student Debt Crisis

The Misunderstood Consequences of the Student Debt Crisis

Americans, young and old, are buckling under the weight of their student debt. It's a threat to the middle class, and a symptom of a malfunctioning education system. More »

How Cheap Should Books Be?

How Cheap Should Books Be?

A looming lawsuit could further solidify Amazon's dominance in the book business. That might be good for readers' wallets, but it also might be bad for readers in the long term. Here 's why. More »

The Unemployment Rate Didn't Change—Good News!

The Unemployment Rate Didn't Change—Good News!

A growing labor force is much preferable to a shrinking one More »

A Lost Decade for Young Workers

A Lost Decade for Young Workers

For high school graduates and college degree holders alike, entry-level wages fell during the aughts More »

Will This Gas Price Map Decide Obama's Election Map?

Will This Gas Price Map Decide Obama's Election Map?

Gas prices in solid blue states are pushing up the national average. But swing states aren't far behind. More »

Newt's Right! We Really Could Have $2.50 Gas (for $190 Billion a Year)

Newt's Right! We Really Could Have $2.50 Gas (for $190 Billion a Year)

For the less than the cost of the Bush tax cuts, we could have $2.50 gas More »

Why It's Cheaper to Go to Harvard than a California State School

Why It's Cheaper to Go to Harvard than a California State School

California has pared back on education spending, while the Ivy League has upped student aid. Could your state be next? More »

No, Democrats: Income Inequality Didn't Cause the Financial Crisis

No, Democrats: Income Inequality Didn't Cause the Financial Crisis

The theory makes perfect sense. But new data says it isn't true. More »

The Apple Effect: You Can't Count the Company's True Value in Workers

The Apple Effect: You Can't Count the Company's True Value in Workers

This is the paradox of most Apple punditry: What we can measure (Apple's employees) doesn't really matter. And what does matter (Apple's impact on the economy) we can't really measure. More »

Gas Prices Doomed Carter—Will They Doom Obama?

Gas Prices Doomed Carter—Will They Doom Obama?

Obama's the first Democrat to face down rising gas prices in an election year since Carter. But he has advantages his unfortunate predecessor didn't. More »

How to Choke Iran Without Killing the World Economy

How to Choke Iran Without Killing the World Economy

The U.S. is trying to punish Tehran with sanctions without sending oil prices skyrocketing. That means Iran needs to keep selling its crude -- but for cheap. More »

How the Internet Is Making States Poor

How the Internet Is Making States Poor

The wild growth of online shopping is one of the powerful forces hurting state sales taxes collections. More »

Hollywood's New Web Play: Extremely Sad and Incredibly Dumb

Hollywood's New Web Play: Extremely Sad and Incredibly Dumb

The WSJ reports that the big movie studios are enlisting brick and mortar stores like Walmart to help salvage their floundering cloud service. Something's gone awry. More »

The Most Important Leg of Keystone XL Is Getting Built

The Most Important Leg of Keystone XL Is Getting Built

Transcanada Corp. is building a section linking Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. For now, that's all the oil industry really needs. More »

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