Powerful piece by my colleague Vann Newkirk II on how the prosperity gospel has shaped Americans' ideas of who deserves to be healthy

I spoke with Sheryl Sandberg about what she's learned in the years since the sudden death of her husband Dave

Is the “cityhood” movement an exercise in good governance or a new effort to return to segregation?

Deeply reported piece by my colleague Alana Semuels on what it looks like in practice when a state takes a "business-friendly" approach to environmental protection

A new book argues that the Constitution requires a relatively equal society to function, and I spoke with the author, Ganesh Sitaraman, about what this has meant historically, and what it might mean for us now.

"In the absence of other sources of meaning, Americans are left with meritocracy, a game of status and success, along with the often ruthless competition it engenders."

Two journalists graduated from Northwestern in 1993. Last year, they tracked down nearly every woman from their sorority and asked, what's happened since then? This new project looks at how ambitious women fare in a society that pits work and family against each other.

Important piece from Alana Semuels on the real, awful consequences to the middle class when states take away unions' power

So proud of this project my team put together over the past three months: 100 interviews with Americans about their work and what it means to them http://www.theatlantic.com/projects/inside-jobs/

"This is a contested view, to say the least. There are, in the pages of history and in the news, countless examples of business and political leaders who have sought to reform markets and the economy in service of some higher purpose. But Trump isn’t interested, and in dismissing his erstwhile hope for economic catastrophe with a quick 'that’s called business' line is to fail to engage in the question of what business is or what it could be, to assume that no other way is possible."

There are two methods for measuring compensation. One appears everywhere. The other is correct.

I'm obsessed with thinking about ways that companies' and workers' interests can be brought into alignment. Here's one. http://www.theatlantic.com/…/life-changing-magic-of…/498485/

Today marks 20 years since Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law. This piece by scholars Kathy Edin and Luke Shaefer, two of the leading experts on American poverty, looks at the terrible consequences for the country's poorest citizens.

Important point from Andy Stern: The economy is shifting from being "employer-managed" to being "self-managed" and that's not an easy adjustment.