Sheryl Sandberg's Advice for Grieving

The Facebook COO opens up about what she’s learned since the sudden death of her husband in 2015.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Apr 28, 2017

Can the Country Survive Without a Strong Middle Class?

In a powerful new book, the legal scholar Ganesh Sitaraman argues that America’s government will fall apart as inequality deepens.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Mar 21, 2017

The Ambition Interviews: A Table of Contents

Seven stories about women who were all set to rule the world—and how their careers shook out

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Dec 19, 2016

'That's Called Business, by the Way'

Donald J. Trump on why he hoped for the housing market to collapse

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Sep 27, 2016

The Best Business and Economics Books for Summer

A little light reading, recommended by The Atlantic's Business editors

• Gillian B. White, Bourree Lam, Alexia Fernández Campbell, and Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jul 2, 2016

A Strong Middle Class Doesn't Just Happen Naturally

In the 20th century, America invested in policies that created widespread prosperity. Can the country do so again?

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jun 29, 2016

The On-Demand Society

Consumers don’t want to be locked into long-term deals, and that’s a real problem for arts institutions.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jun 28, 2016

‘Return on Investment’: The Narrow, Short-Sighted Finance Concept That Has Taken Over Society

There’s more to life than can be measured in monetary returns.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jun 28, 2016

The Art of Recognizing Good Ideas

And why managers are so bad at it

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jun 27, 2016

The Circles of American Financial Hell

There’s no escaping the pressure that U.S. inequality exerts on parents to make sure their kids succeed.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• May 5, 2016

How Can the U.S. Make Life Less Draining for Workers?

The problem isn’t so much not having it all, but having way too much.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Mar 23, 2016

Marriage Will Not Fix Poverty

For years, conservatives have been saying that wedlock is a ticket out of destitution. So why are so many married people poor?

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Mar 11, 2016

Why Do Americans Work So Much?

The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted a society so prosperous that people would hardly have to work. But that isn’t exactly how things have played out.

• Rebecca J. Rosen
• Jan 7, 2016

Who Gets Excluded From the Modern Economy?

Experts on banking and labor markets offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016.

• Rebecca J. Rosen, Adrienne Green, Li Zhou, Gillian B. White, and Joe Pinsker
• Jan 1, 2016

How Will the American Workforce Change?

Experts on race, gender, and labor offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016.

• Rebecca J. Rosen, Li Zhou, Adrienne Green, Gillian B. White, and Alana Semuels
• Dec 31, 2015

What Would It Take for the Economy to Be More Fair?

Experts on business, labor, and corporate governance offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016.

• Rebecca J. Rosen, Joe Pinsker, Adrienne Green, Li Zhou, and Alana Semuels
• Dec 30, 2015

Will Inequality Ever Stop Growing?

Experts on the economy and the labor market offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016.

• Rebecca J. Rosen, Adrienne Green, Li Zhou, Alana Semuels, and Joe Pinsker
• Dec 29, 2015

Can the Planet Be Saved?

Experts on ecology, conservation, and climate change offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016.

• Rebecca J. Rosen, Adrienne Green, Li Zhou, Alana Semuels, and Bourree Lam
• Dec 28, 2015