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Anne Helen Petersen

Anne Helen Petersen

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Anne Helen Petersen is the author of Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. She writes the newsletter Culture Study.

Latest articles by Anne Helen Petersen

The escalating costs of being single in America
Money

Why is life in this country so hostile to single people?

By Anne Helen Petersen
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible
Money

As millions “age in place,” millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care.

By Anne Helen Petersen
What the American dream looks like for immigrants
Money

Upward mobility is common for the millions who come to the US. But there’s a lot more to the story.

By Anne Helen Petersen
One weird trick to fix our broken child care system
Money

What if caring for kids was a public good?

By Anne Helen Petersen
The future of the middle class depends on student loan forgiveness
Money

Canceling debt is what’s needed to ensure a solid, equitable middle class.

By Anne Helen Petersen
For Black Americans, the middle class has always been a mirage
Money

So many Black families have been shut out of stability at every turn.

By Anne Helen Petersen
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What we learn about the middle class by studying the richWhat we learn about the middle class by studying the rich
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Anne Helen Petersen talks to sociologist Rachel Sherman about class, inequality, and what it means to be a “good” rich person.

By Anne Helen Petersen
How America’s middle class got hollowed out
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High costs, stagnant wages, and so much debt.

By Anne Helen Petersen