Society

Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers

Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers Supreme Court Case Shows How Amazon Legally Cheats Workers

Amazon’s relentless cost-cutting hits workers hardest.

Oct 10, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Former Chicago Bears GM: The League Has Ignored ‘Hundreds and Hundreds’ of Domestic Violence Cases

Former Chicago Bears GM: The League Has Ignored ‘Hundreds and Hundreds’ of Domestic Violence Cases Former Chicago Bears GM: The League Has Ignored ‘Hundreds and Hundreds’ of Domestic Violence Cases

If there is any justice, these revelations by longtime general manager Jerry Angelo will lead to an investigation and the firing of Roger Goodell.

Oct 10, 2014 / Dave Zirin

‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead

‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead ‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead

Many journalists went after Webb, destroying his reputation and driving him out of the profession and into a suicidal depression. Now they’re at it again.

Oct 10, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully?

Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully? Can China Pacify Its Restive Minorities Peacefully?

Beijing is experimenting with "soft power" approaches, but brute force remains an omnipresent threat.

Oct 9, 2014 / Piero Sarmiento and Foreign Policy In Focus

Scariest Ad of the Week

Scariest Ad of the Week Scariest Ad of the Week

Agree with this ad, or else.

Oct 9, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?

Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid? Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?

A Republican Senator criticized Obama’s plan because it “focuses on Africa.”

Oct 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Alabama’s New Law Will Let Fetuses Have Lawyers

Alabama’s New Law Will Let Fetuses Have Lawyers Alabama’s New Law Will Let Fetuses Have Lawyers

Laws requiring teens to tell their parents they’re having an abortion are a problem everywhere they exist, but Alabama’s represents a new low.

Oct 9, 2014 / Dani McClain

It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals

It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals It’s Time for the NYPD to Stop Treating Mentally Ill New Yorkers Like Criminals

How a crisis intervention program pioneered in Memphis could save lives and prevent arrests.

Oct 9, 2014 / Agnes Radomski

Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes?

Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes? Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes?

Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system?

Oct 9, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

Nearly $9 billion per year is spent locking up people struggling with mental illness.

Oct 9, 2014 / Kara Dansky

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