Smaller homes designed around spaces for gathering and forging social connections mean more for our well-being, says Mike Coren of The Washington Post.
Employers are hesitant to hire and workers are stretched thin. Plus: Retailers regroup post-holidays, NYC to expand free child care, and river communities “build” whitewater waves.
Plus: How intervention in Venezuela could affect the U.S. economy, it’s been a year since the Los Angeles fires, and economists eye upcoming jobs data.
