What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work What the Pathetic Case Against Rentboy.com Says About Sex Work
Without victims or allegations of trafficking or coercion, the case against Rentboy is particularly weak. It’s also drawn new groups into the movement to decriminalize sex work.
Jan 7, 2016 / Lisa Duggan
Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again
A necessary antidote to buffoonery and cynicism.
Jan 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who’s Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis on Campus? Unions. Who’s Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis on Campus? Unions.
Grant Mao wanted to get back on track. Yale wanted to get rid of him.
Dec 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Adjuncts at Loyola University Chicago Want a Union. Will the Jesuit University Respect Their Demands? Adjuncts at Loyola University Chicago Want a Union. Will the Jesuit University Respect Their Demands?
Over the past 10 years, the proportion of adjunct and contingent faculty at Loyola has tripled—as tuition has ballooned.
Dec 28, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Why the Movie ‘Concussion’ Spells Trouble for the NFL—and Moral Angst for the Rest of Us Why the Movie ‘Concussion’ Spells Trouble for the NFL—and Moral Angst for the Rest of Us
We deserve to know, and we are obligated to know, the cost of America’s love for football.
Dec 24, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Could Unions Disrupt Uber’s Empire? Could Unions Disrupt Uber’s Empire?
Seattle’s drivers are fighting—and beating—the Uberization of their work.
Dec 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is
Sexual harassment is a reality for far too many women, even in progressive workplaces.
Dec 22, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela
FIFA’s chief has been suspended for eight years, but the drama is just beginning.
Dec 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin
‘When We Made Mistakes in Our Sewing, They Slapped Us’ ‘When We Made Mistakes in Our Sewing, They Slapped Us’
Bangladeshi garment workers are still struggling to win the safe and humane workplaces they deserve.
Dec 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented
Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.
Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen