If You Could Decrease a Workplace’s Injury Rate by 65 Percent, Would You? If You Could Decrease a Workplace’s Injury Rate by 65 Percent, Would You?
When nurses can’t speak up about unsafe hospital conditions without risking their jobs, both labor and the public lose a powerful potential advocate.
Jul 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment? Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment?
The pope’s powerful encyclical on poverty and climate change is likely to transform the investment policies of religious institutions across America.
Jul 7, 2015 / Bob Massie
The Roberts Court Tunes In to Democracy, for Once The Roberts Court Tunes In to Democracy, for Once
In the marriage-equality and Obamacare rulings, the justices respected the will of the people—and our Constitution.
Jul 2, 2015 / David Cole
Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War Gaza’s Mental-Health Crisis and the Trauma of Permanent War
On the anniversary of the 2014 war, Gaza’s kids are still trying to recover from years of cascading violence.
Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Jen Marlowe
70,000 Years of Human History in 400 Pages 70,000 Years of Human History in 400 Pages
Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and the rise of Deep History.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michael Saler
Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises Increasing Diversity in Tech Will Take a Lot More Than Promises
Facebook and Google have been trying to increase diversity for a year, to little result.
Jun 30, 2015 / Bryce Covert
There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave
Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.
Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?
Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling? What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling?
Republicans should probably be relieved at the outcome, but more trouble lies ahead.
Jun 26, 2015 / George Zornick
Now the Real Obamacare Fight Begins Now the Real Obamacare Fight Begins
Three things we need right now if the Affordable Care Act is going to create a functioning and equitable healthcare system.
Jun 25, 2015 / Kai Wright