Starving for Justice Starving for Justice
From California to Israel, hunger strikes are erupting around the world—because they work.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / David Mizner
Hacktivists on Trial Hacktivists on Trial
Prosecutors are warping the law to throw activist hackers like Aaron Swartz behind bars for years.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / Peter Ludlow
The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
My life as a temp in California’s Inland Empire, the belly of the online shopping beast.
Nov 26, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
The Colonel, the Veteran and the Caregiver The Colonel, the Veteran and the Caregiver
How the war changed Charlie.
Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields? Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields?
Young farm workers are falling ill from “green tobacco sickness” while the industry denies it and government lets it happen.
Nov 12, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Regulations Are Killed, and Kids Die Regulations Are Killed, and Kids Die
Under pressure, the Obama administration withdrew rules barring young laborers from dangerous work—a decision with grave consequences for several families.
Nov 12, 2013 / Feature / Mariya Strauss
The Grand Old Tea Party The Grand Old Tea Party
Why today's wacko birds are just like yesterday's wingnuts.
Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life
People like Luis Rivera are being locked out of the formal workforce forever thanks to one youthful mistake.
Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Kai Wright
Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment? Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?
Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated—with serious costs to water and wildlife.
Oct 31, 2013 / Feature / Seth Zuckerman
The Cineaste’s Guide to Watching Movies While Stoned The Cineaste’s Guide to Watching Movies While Stoned
The 1960s and ’70s were a golden age of film—especially if you didn’t mind the smell of pot smoke in the theater.
Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / J. Hoberman