Alana Semuels

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The End of Business Travel

In 2019, Jason Henrichs took 46 flights for business, traveling to cities where he stayed at hotels, dined at local restaurants, and sometimes even visited tourist attractions like the Liberty Bell. In 2020, he took...

By Alana Semuels October 20, 2021

U.S. Workers Are Realizing It's the Perfect Time to Go on Strike

The strikes and walkouts show the growing power of workers who are in high demand in a tightening economy

By Alana Semuels October 8, 2021

Some Cities Are Rethinking Fire Department Spending

Federal firefighting is understaffed. Yet in cities, fire department budgets grow even as structure fires decline

By Alana Semuels September 14, 2021

Inflation Is Rising. A Stuffed Toy Shows Why

Follow a giraffe from China to a San Francisco apartment to understand just how clogged the supply chain has become.

By Alana Semuels August 17, 2021

Big Tech Is Coming to Small Towns, but at What Cost?

Data centers run by Facebook, Google and other tech companies are expanding across the U.S., promising jobs and tax revenue but rarely delivering

By Alana Semuels August 4, 2021

Heather McGhee's Quest to End America’s Zero-sum Thinking on Race

Heather McGhee was cooking dinner in her Brooklyn apartment in January as she opened a YouTube link to watch Joe Biden deliver his first speech on race as the President. As she bustled around the...

By Alana Semuels July 23, 2021

How Hourly Workers Are Securing Better Pay and Benefits

After 17 months of having to show up to jobs in person, America’s hourly workers may be gaining leverage

By Alana Semuels July 22, 2021

It's Not So Easy to Boycott Men

A record number of women run Fortune 500 companies. But they only make up 8.2% of the list.

By Alana Semuels July 21, 2021

New Study Details Depth of U.S. Segregation

More than 80% of large metropolitan areas in the United States were more segregated in 2019 than in 1990, according to a new report.

By Alana Semuels June 21, 2021

Is It Time to Ditch Wood-Framed Houses?

With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace wood in U.S. home construction

By Alana Semuels June 2, 2021
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