Rebecca J. Rosen
The Atlantic
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Becca:
Dear Therapist’s Best Advice on Parenthood
Parent-child relationships are constantly evolving, and as children grow, “Dear Therapist” writes, parents have to recalibrate what their role is. → Read More
Survivors of Human Trafficking, in Their Own Words
Three stories of women who came to America looking for a better life, but instead found astonishing cruelty → Read More
Why Toys "R" Us Doesn't Fit the Economics of Parenting
Millennials may have loved the big-box chain as kids, but as parents, they’d rather shop online. → Read More
Sheryl Sandberg's Option B: Advice for Grieving
The Facebook COO opens up about what she’s learned since the sudden death of her husband in 2015. → Read More
Ganesh Sitaraman's "The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution"
In a powerful new book, the legal scholar Ganesh Sitaraman argues that America’s government will fall apart as inequality deepens. → Read More
A Strong Middle Class Doesn't Just Happen Naturally
In the 20th century, America invested in policies that created widespread prosperity. Can the country do so again? → Read More
The On-Demand Society
Consumers don’t want to be locked into long-term deals, and that’s a real problem for arts institutions. → Read More
‘Return on Investment’: The Narrow, Short-Sighted Finance Concept That Has Taken Over Society
There’s more to life than can be measured in monetary returns. → Read More
Why Managers Are So Bad at Recognizing Good Ideas
And can they be taught? → Read More
The Circles of American Financial Hell
There’s no escaping the pressure that U.S. inequality exerts on parents to make sure their kids succeed. → Read More
How Can the U.S. Make Life Less Draining for Workers?
The problem isn’t so much not having it all, but having way too much. → Read More
Marriage Will Not Fix Poverty
For years, conservatives have been saying that wedlock is a ticket out of destitution. So why are so many married people poor? → Read More
Why Americans Work So Much Despite Economist John Maynard Keynes's Prediction
The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted a society so prosperous that people would hardly have to work. But that isn’t exactly how things have played out. → Read More
Why Do Americans Work So Much?
The economist John Maynard Keynes predicted a society so prosperous that people would hardly have to work. But that isn’t exactly how things have played out. → Read More
How Will the American Workforce Change?
Experts on race, gender, and labor offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016. → Read More
Can the Planet Be Saved?
Experts on ecology, conservation, and climate change offer their reasons for optimism and pessimism going into 2016. → Read More
The Christmas Dilemma: How Much of a Kid’s Wishlist Should Parents Oblige?
A conversation with the sociologist Allison Pugh, who studies why children want what they want and how parents navigate those desires → Read More
The Fundamental Misalignment of Work and Life
School ends at 3 and the workday ends at 6. Discuss. → Read More
Why Affluent Parents Put So Much Pressure on Their Kids
For the most successful Americans, prosperity feels fragile. → Read More
Money-Rich and Time-Poor: Life in Two-Income Households
For families without a stay-at-home parent, there just aren’t enough hours in the day. → Read More