Have We Seen the End of the 8-Hour Day?

Unpredictable days, part-time work, and digital scheduling—welcome to the new battle over the clock.

Nathan Schneider

Why Ed Miliband Might Not Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister

The collapse of his party’s Scottish heartland means an uphill fight for the Labour leader.

D.D. Guttenplan

States Are Required to Educate Students Behind Bars. Here’s What Really Happens.

Since age 12, Cadeem Gibbs has struggled to reconcile his desire to learn with his incarceration.

Molly Knefel

The Old Consciousness

Hilary Mantel and Penelope Fitzgerald have saved historical fiction from a middlebrow wasteland.

Leo Robson

In Our Orbit: Vigilance

In Eric Foner’s Gateway to Freedom, the Underground Railroad is a network of dignity and defiance.

Richard Kreitner

Rivalries

Clouds of Sils Maria is prolonged debate about the passage of time and the ceaseless rivalry of generations.

Stuart Klawans

Out of Habit

Ghassan Zaqtan

Shelf Life

“There is no such thing as not voting” is the faith that Darryl Pinckney grew up in.

Ari Berman