-
May 14, 2021
Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks.
CEOs are touting the benefits of office “culture” as a reason to return to our cubicles. But that culture has often meant harassment, discrimination, and painful water-cooler conversations.
Elie Mystal
-
May 4, 2021
This Is Biden’s Chance to Vaccinate the World
Then-candidate Biden told me he wouldn’t let patents block vaccine access. Tomorrow, he must keep his promise.
Ady Barkan
-
April 30, 2021
The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League
If you blinked, you might have missed European soccer’s latest surrender to big money. But that doesn’t mean it’s all over…
Sam Blum
-
April 27, 2021
What Next for Amazon Workers?
How labor can leverage the current antitrust revival to advance unionization at Amazon and other giant corporations.
Nelson Lichtenstein
-
April 26, 2021
How Sexism Is Coded Into the Tech Industry
In Silicon Valley, conceptions of gender aren’t just an aspect of workplace culture—they’re part of the product.
Adrian Daub
-
GET UNLIMITED DIGITAL ACCESS FOR LESS THAN $3 A MONTH!
-
April 22, 2021
Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data
Many universities have yet to reckon with the data justice implications of learning technologies—now, with online learning the norm, these practices deserve more scrutiny.
Britt Paris, Rebecca Reynolds and Catherine McGowan
-
April 20, 2021
Happy Doge Day! But Hold on to Your (Digital) Wallet.
The Coinbase flotation last week shows that cryptocurrency is here to stay—and that things will only get weirder from here.
Ryan Broderick
-
April 19, 2021
Representative Mark Pocan on Amazon and ‘the Arrogance of Corporations That Get Too Big’
The Wisconsin representative whom Amazon attacked talks about the company’s self-serving apology, the Bessemer union vote, and the PRO Act.
John Nichols
-
April 16, 2021
The Ruins of Bunker Hill
A visit to Downtown Los Angeles makes plain how cities will be irrevocably changed by the pandemic.
Sasha Abramsky
-
April 15, 2021
American Universities Are Buried Under a Mountain of Debt
How deep in debt is your university? Find out today on Debt Reveal Day!
Eleni Schirmer, Jason Thomas Wozniak, Dana Morrison, Rich Levy and Joanna Gonsalves