Society

Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work

Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work Here Are All the Ways People Are Dying at Work

Workers die because those in power look the other way.

Apr 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Power and Piety

Power and Piety Power and Piety

Is the promotion of violence inherent to any religion?

Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg

Notes on Kampf

Notes on Kampf Notes on Kampf

Is the well-being of the cultural middle class the key to American creativity?

Apr 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eugenia Williamson

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

All solutions are temporary in today’s digital market, and no successful revenue model is immune from disruption.

Apr 28, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Camden Yards can be seen as a symbol of what ails urban America, and it’s hardly alone.

Apr 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality

Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality

The emotional distance between Freddie Gray’s moving funeral and the chaos that followed isn’t as wide as it may seem.

Apr 28, 2015 / Stacia L. Brown

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

The MacArthur Foundation’s $75 million pledge shows that political momentum is clearly on the side of reform.

Apr 28, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend

‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend ‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend

Washington’s ‘assassination policy’ has been very effective... at increasing drug trafficking and promoting terrorism.

Apr 28, 2015 / Andrew Cockburn

Ferguson Police

How Cities’ Funding Woes Are Driving Racial and Economic Injustice—And What We Can Do About It How Cities’ Funding Woes Are Driving Racial and Economic Injustice—And What We Can Do About It

It doesn’t stop with Ferguson—common underlying problems create conflict and tension across the country.

Apr 28, 2015 / Brad Lander and Karl Kumodzi

Elizabeth Warren Slams the Education Department for Failing Student Borrowers

Elizabeth Warren Slams the Education Department for Failing Student Borrowers Elizabeth Warren Slams the Education Department for Failing Student Borrowers

"People who were cheated and people who have been buried in debt just keep on paying and the government keeps on collecting,” the Senator said Monday at a forum on student loans.

Apr 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

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