The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’ The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’
New laws, coupled with older ones, form a web of constraints that marginalize trans people.
Feb 19, 2020 / Karina Piser
The Iowa Caucus Fiasco Is What Happens When Management Ignores Workers The Iowa Caucus Fiasco Is What Happens When Management Ignores Workers
The managerial class has deluded itself into thinking it can run corporations—even an entire economy—with brainstorming sessions.
Feb 19, 2020 / Justin Joque
We’re California Graduate Students, and We’re Not Taking Poverty Wages Anymore We’re California Graduate Students, and We’re Not Taking Poverty Wages Anymore
It’s time for a wildcat strike.
Feb 10, 2020 / StudentNation / UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers
New York Is Eliminating the Tipped Minimum Wage—Except for Restaurant Workers New York Is Eliminating the Tipped Minimum Wage—Except for Restaurant Workers
For workers who rely on tips, sexual harassment is part of the job. That’s why restaurant workers launched a campaign to end the tipped minimum wage.
Feb 7, 2020 / Bryce Covert
How Can I Help My Mom’s Domestic Worker Get a Dignified Retirement? How Can I Help My Mom’s Domestic Worker Get a Dignified Retirement?
Another reader asks, “Why haven’t we gotten past restrictive gender roles around child care and socializing?”
Jan 31, 2020 / Liza Featherstone
A Witness to the Rise of Big Data A Witness to the Rise of Big Data
Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley offers an insider’s look into how Silicon Valley start-ups changed not just our economy but also our culture and politics.
Jan 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather
Leaked messages show staffers worrying about their safety on Iowa’s icy roads.
Jan 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia GOP Strategy, Texas Style: Praise God and Whip Up the Xenophobia
That’s what Governor Greg Abbott is doing in refusing to accept new refugees.
Jan 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Here’s Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave Here’s Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave
For the first time ever, the presidential candidates are making proposals that offer real solutions for working parents.
Jan 13, 2020 / Bryce Covert
California’s New ‘Gig Worker’ Law Will Hurt Freelancers California’s New ‘Gig Worker’ Law Will Hurt Freelancers
Intended to protect Uber, Lyft, and other exploited contract workers, the new statute will severely damage writers, photographers, and artists.
Jan 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky