Why Top Talent Must Flee Silicon Valley
In order for tech workers to cash out on home equity, Proposition 13 forces them to move to another state.
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How Do You Make a Living, Documentary Filmmaker?
Calvan Fowler talks about the power of naps, the benefits of being too busy, and what his former boss Spike Lee taught him about money.
What It Feels Like to Go Viral
BuzzFeed, YouTube, and (former) Gawker stars all describe a similar psychological rush, but riding the viral wave comes with dangers too.
Need a Loan? Sure, Good Lookin’
New research finds the well-documented beauty bonus extends to the world of microfinance.
There’s No Such Thing as ‘The Gig Economy’
This isn’t a matter of technology—a service economy by another name is still a service economy.
Three in Five Americans Have Experienced Poverty-Level Incomes
"The income distribution is porous at the top and the bottom," one sociologist says.
Exploiting Puerto Rico’s Fuzzy Sovereignty
With the homeland as neither nation nor state, Puerto Ricans twist in the wind of political whimsy.
What Poverty Problem? Everyone I Know Has Money!
New research finds our social circles provide a skewed view of society, which can decrease support for redistributing wealth.
Atlanta’s Talent Attraction Problem
From 2000–2013, Atlanta has fallen further behind other large metros in growing its population of college-educated young adults.