How Far $100 Goes
at the Grocery Store
From beef to mayo, consumers continue to spend more to buy less
How to Avoid
Looking
Like a Fool
Grand Old Party: How Aging Makes You More Conservative
Baby boomers have shifted right. But liberal millennials and Gen Z are canceling them out.
Ukrainians Work Through Blackouts as Russia Targets Power Grid
Kyiv is using generators, batteries, Starlink connectivity and manpower to maintain essential services.
Mass Graves in Ukraine Reveal Mounting Death Toll
Analysis of satellite imagery indicates expanding mass burial sites outside Kyiv and Mariupol.
Why It’s Still Hard to
Find a Can of Corn
Seven reasons the coronavirus has hobbled the supply chain for a pantry staple.
Why DoorDash and
Uber Eats Delivery Is Costing You More
Apps are shifting some costs to customers; restaurants are raising prices on apps and offering cheaper direct orders. Read here.
Where Democrats’
Grip on Minority Voters Could Slip
Latino, Black and Asian support for Democratic candidates showed signs of weakening in 2020.
Ten Years of Facebook
Data Visualized
Worker lists reveal which teams are growing fastest, and shifting power centers and priorities.
Is a Home Office Actually More Productive?
Some workers think so. Surveys say employees are adjusting to remote work and are in no hurry to return to the office. Illustration by Jess Kuronen.
Thanksgiving Staples Are Low in Stock Thanks to Supply-Chain Issues
Turkeys, yams and pies are low in supply, though aluminum foil to cover it all will be easier to find.
Why WeWork
Is
Struggling to Sell Its Story
The shared-office company is having a hard time convincing potential public-market investors it’s worth the $47 billion private investors have valued it at.
Tech Unicorns Are Making Bank But Losing Big Money
The IPO class of 2019 is notable for big valuations, diverse business models and little to no profits.
What Amazon Saw in New York and Northern Virginia
Amazon spent over a year searching for its HQ2 utopia, but couldn’t find one city to fit all of its needs. Do New York and Northern Virginia check all of the boxes on the wish list?
How Pizza Night Can Cost
More in Data Than Dollars
Even a low-key evening at home can mean handing over a trove of personal information to high-tech companies. Illustrations by Jess Kuronen.
Then and Now:
The Big Shift At Work
A couple generations ago, workers in the U.S. could expect a 9-to-5 schedule, retirement benefits, generous health insurance and a sense that they could spend years, even decades, at a single company.
Trump's Border Wall
Only about 650 miles of the border have some sort of fencing today, and adding to that is complicated by geography, politics, land-ownership issues and funding.
Maps by Renée Rigdon.