Dan Weissmann

Reporter, Sustainability

Latest Stories (232)

Summer interns as art installation

Aug 29, 2014
An ad agency displays its Instagram-chosen interns like art.

US sugar policy leaves sour taste for candy makers

Aug 27, 2014
New tariffs are another policy win for U.S. growers, and prices will stay high.

4 questions to ask if you're offered a late-career buyout

Aug 26, 2014
Congratulations, you're being offered a buyout. Is that... good?

High school will keep starting too early. Here's why.

Aug 25, 2014
Too little sleep is a health hazard, but school boards aren't changing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is the latest group to declare that most middle and high school classes start too early for teenagers to properly function.
Eric James Sarmiento/Via creative commons

Where all those charges on your phone bill come from

Aug 18, 2014
A bunch of them are taxes - and a bunch are extra fees that just look like taxes.

Baseball players make out like one-percenters

Aug 15, 2014
Like other top earners, their pay went up much faster than the average worker's.

California could stay dry enough to make food pricier

Aug 14, 2014
Over the long term, the state may not have the water it needs to farm this much.

Amazon looks for data... at flea markets?

Aug 13, 2014
A Square-like card-reader may bring more data than cash.

Payday lender accused of dodging state laws

Aug 12, 2014
Manhattan's District Attorney says company made illegal loans via the web.

Amazon takes on Captain America

Aug 11, 2014
Meanwhile, its war with book publisher Hachette intensifies.