The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants The New York Times’ ‘Edit’ Draws 20,000 Applicants
The Edit is a cost-effective way to bring a subscriber-boosting perspective to the paper, but what about the young journalists whose work it uses?
Mar 12, 2018 / William Anderson
Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives
Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.
Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis
Progressives should learn from the past to respond to the overdose epidemic.
Mar 5, 2018 / Jeremy Saunders
The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It
A conversation with author and organizer Jane McAlevey about Janus v. AFSCME and the way forward for labor.
Mar 2, 2018 / Audio / Jon Wiener
As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers
The organizers of #SecureOurFuture discuss the teachers’ strike and what they’re doing to support it.
Mar 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove
Why Today Is a Sad Milestone for Minimum-Wage Workers Why Today Is a Sad Milestone for Minimum-Wage Workers
It took 41 days for federal minimum-wage workers to catch up to what they made in 2009.
Mar 1, 2018 / George Zornick
Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?
By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.
Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students
We understand that this strike is not just a day off from school for us; it is not about pay, it’s about what’s right.
Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon Postal-Service Workers Are Shouldering the Burden for Amazon
The tech giant’s rise has pushed mail clerks and carriers to the breaking point.
Feb 21, 2018 / Jake Bittle
Does Katie Roiphe Understand What a Sex Panic Is? Does Katie Roiphe Understand What a Sex Panic Is?
There are many examples of sex-related miscarriages of justice. #MeToo is not one of them.
Feb 14, 2018 / Katha Pollitt