Alana Semuels
Semuels is a senior correspondent at TIME covering the consumer side of healthcare. She previously wrote about economics and business news. She is a four-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, and she has won awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers and the Los Angeles Press Club.
How to Reduce Your Family's Emissions and Live Greener
We analyzed the emissions four families generated in a week. Here's what we learned about living gre...
Our Shopping Habits Are Causing a Literal Stink
Box factories are enjoying a revival since the pandemic spurred more online shopping, but neighborho...
I Tried Buying Only Used Holiday Gifts. It Changed How I Think About Shopping
Pre-owned or vintage gifts are often better for the environment, and won't run into the supply chain...
The Truck Driver Shortage Doesn’t Exist. Saying There Is One Makes Conditions Worse for Drivers
The trucking industry has a retention problem, not a recruitment problem.
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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 ec...
Some Cities Are Rethinking Fire Department Spending
Federal firefighting is understaffed. Yet in cities, fire department budgets grow even as structure ...
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 c...
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., promisi...
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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 leve...
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.
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 ...
Is It Time to Ditch Wood-Framed Houses?
With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace w...
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