Society

Joyce Carol Oates

June 16, 1938: Joyce Carol Oates Is Born June 16, 1938: Joyce Carol Oates Is Born

"Oates believes strongly in the authority of the individual’s experience of reality."

Jun 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Gawker unionization

Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth? Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth?

Can web publishing’s freewheeling structure shake up received wisdom about wielding collective labor power?

Jun 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Magnificence of Marta and Soccer’s Enduring Sexism

The Magnificence of Marta and Soccer’s Enduring Sexism The Magnificence of Marta and Soccer’s Enduring Sexism

Outright prejudice from top FIFA leaders is undermining the legacy of Brazil's most accomplished star.

Jun 16, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions

Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions

North Carolina’s new voting restrictions are preventing African-Americans and Democrats from voting.

Jun 16, 2015 / Ari Berman

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible

The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!

Jun 16, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

US Navy aircraft carrier

The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo

One US military base, decades of lies, and a crime that has never been faced or righted.

Jun 15, 2015 / David Vine

Concentration Camps in the Dominican Republic?

Concentration Camps in the Dominican Republic? Concentration Camps in the Dominican Republic?

With mass deportations looming, Dominicans of Haitian descent live in constant fear of detainment.

Jun 15, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Citizens United protest

Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations? Magna Carta Said No Man Is Above the Law, but What About Corporations?

Celebrate the great charter of liberty by amending the US Constitution on behalf of democracy.

Jun 15, 2015 / John Nichols

Qatar Labor

Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers

Will the scandals roiling FIFA put a stop to the deadly construction projects?

Jun 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Carwasheros

These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week

How everyone benefits from the merger of worker protection and sustainability in one of the city’s least-regulated industries.

Jun 12, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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