Alana Semuels

How CoComelon Became a Children's Entertainment Juggernaut

Return to the Office? Not in This Housing Market

Workers are being asked to choose between hellish commutes or unaffordable real estate. Some are say...

To Solve Long-Term Inflation, America Needs More Babies and Immigrants

We Have a Trucking Problem, and It Starts With the Training

New training guidelines years in the making lack a major safety component: minimum behind-the-wheel ...

Exclusive: Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside

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.

Rich Men Agreed to Fund a Failing City. Some Say They Made It Worse

The Foundation for Excellence funds the Kalamazoo city budget, a situation critics say empowers the ...

How American Shoppers Broke the Supply Chain

The End of Business Travel

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...