Plus, how the U.S.'s bungled vaccine rollout is a bad omen, and more...

Monday
January 4, 2021

In the face of a nonexistent safety net and bleak future prospects, the F.I.R.E movement and other individualized paths to financial mastery offer a specific brand of fantasy.

By Katie McDonough

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	The Bungled Vaccine Rollout Is a Bad Omen America’s disastrous response to Covid-19 is an unsettling preview of how it might respond to the climate change crisis.By Kate Aronoff

	The Artist Isn’t Dead Eulogies for the creative class are premature. Art workers can organize—and survive.By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

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	The Perpetual Disappointment of Remote Work What the troubled history of telecommuting tells us about its futureBy Richard Cooke

	The Accused Fraudster Behind the Bitcoin Boom MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has invested billions in Bitcoin. Can we trust him—or the cryptocurrency’s skyrocketing value?By Jacob Silverman

	The Complicated Truth of Climate Change in the Marshall Islands Not all islands are sinking. We can fight global warming while acknowledging the wonder of the natural world.By Jamie Zvirzdin

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