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Can’t find a job after graduation? Blame WFH, not AI
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
June 8, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s easy to understand why so many graduates are booing commencement speakers who tell them how great AI is. They face a brutal job ...
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Don’t just build smaller houses, get people to like them
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 27, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — My Manhattan apartment is about 800 square feet, the same size as my upstairs neighbors’ — except they’re a family of four plus a lar...
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In this job market, women have the upper hand
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 20, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — America is fast becoming a country with two economies: a stagnant one for men and a growing one for women. So far this year, the U.S....
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Taxing the wealthy won’t reduce their power
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 11, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s happening. California looks likely to put a “one-time” tax of 5% on wealth above $1 billion on the ballot in November, and polls...
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AI may be the US economy’s best hope
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
May 4, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — If you take the long view, America’s economic outlook is pretty bleak. Like a lot of rich countries, it is overwhelmed by debt it has...
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A wartime economy would be different this time
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
April 24, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I recently heard a terrifying prediction: Advances in defense technology will change the way war is waged today as much as industrial...
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Why aren’t Americans working as hard as they used to?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
April 19, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I came across a statistic the other day that goes against the intuition of practically everyone in the U.S. who has a job: Americans ...
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Yes, Americans are saving enough for retirement
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 15, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — One of my most longstanding and controversial opinions is that the move from defined-benefit pensions to defined-contribution pension...
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