Economy
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers
Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps.
New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers
Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.
15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing 15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing
The fight over California’s billionaire tax is just the latest symptom of a crisis that has escalated since 2010.
The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination
Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of …
Policy
The Last Cheap Ride The Last Cheap Ride
The collapse of intercity bus service isn’t an accident of the market. It’s the result of treating transportation as a privilege.
How Trump’s Economy Is Crushing Everyday Americans How Trump’s Economy Is Crushing Everyday Americans
As costs surge and safety nets shrink, millions of Americans are struggling to afford the basics.
Labor
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers
Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps.
New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers
Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.
The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination
Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of …
In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal In Hungary’s Steel City, Layoffs Hurt Orbán’s Appeal
Why didn’t Orbán’s government, once a critic of what it called a “bad privatization,” save jobs?
The Great AI Grift The Great AI Grift
Tech leaders want you to believe that AI is the key to a new golden age. The reality looks more like a bold, government-backed heist.
The Score
Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.
Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.
Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements
Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.
Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free
Full bellies lead to attentive minds.
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