Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome? Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?
We want to ensure harassment-free climates in schools and workplaces, and we want to protect the rights of people with disabilities. What happens when these imperatives collide?
Nov 15, 2022 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
Money From Nothing: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Shakedown Money From Nothing: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Shakedown
The late crypto platform FTX was a clearinghouse of info-capitalist delusion.
Nov 14, 2022 / Feature / Timi Iwayemi
The Pipeline Funneling US Deportees to Haitian Prison The Pipeline Funneling US Deportees to Haitian Prison
Patrick Julney is one of many longtime US residents who found himself detained under hellish conditions in a country in which he’d never been formally charged with a crime.
Nov 14, 2022 / Feature / Tanvi Misra
The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty
Baby O’s case is at the center of a lawsuit to bring down the Indian Child Welfare Act. But far from proving ICWA should be overturned, it shows why the law is necessary.
Nov 9, 2022 / Feature / Rebecca Nagle
Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics
Can Scott Wiener convince the state that his bill will reduce the “sheer misery” drug use is causing now?
Nov 1, 2022 / Feature / John Semley
How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice
Heavy-handed policing by Arkansas authorities—with an assist from the Trump and Biden Justice Departments—put Dawn Jeffrey in jail and left her fellow protesters demoralized and de...
Nov 1, 2022 / Feature / Aaron Miguel Cantú and Kandist Mallett
How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean
William and Kate’s springtime tour didn’t spark the movement for independence and reparations in the Caribbean, but it did stoke it.
Oct 31, 2022 / Feature / Michela Moscufo
I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity. I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity.
Life coaching offered the energy and promise I was looking for—until I learned what it wanted from me in return.
Oct 24, 2022 / Feature / Geoffrey Mak
China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images
Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.
Oct 18, 2022 / Feature / Jake Werner
The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law
Religious employers have found a way to give themselves cover for blatant discrimination—and the Supreme Court is ready to back them up.
Oct 17, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert