My Family’s Dark, Hidden History With Institutionalization My Family’s Dark, Hidden History With Institutionalization
My great-great-grandfather was the namesake of an infamous institution for the disabled. From long-neglected records of the property, the lives of forgotten people were uncovered....
Oct 17, 2026 / Oliver Egger
How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook How I Fell Through the Cracks at Facebook
A chronic illness forced me out of my software engineering job. What would have helped me most was a workplace union.
Oct 10, 2026 / Natalie Mead
“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE
After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community.
Oct 9, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame
Black women working for the federal government did what they were supposed to do. Yet their achievements could not protect them from the political winds.
Oct 8, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE
Trump’s federal workforce cuts dismantled a job pipeline for Washington, DC’s Black community and gutted the well-being of the women who hold up that community.
Oct 7, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
Clavicular’s Charges Are One Thing. Rape Culture Is Another. Clavicular’s Charges Are One Thing. Rape Culture Is Another.
Braden Peters consistently acts as though the autonomy of women is a maladaptive trait, and dogmatically dismisses any claim to female equality as an outlying aberration.
Sep 28, 2026 / Ray Epstein and Shannon Porter
The USS “Lincoln” Is Part of a Long History of Naval Mistreatment The USS “Lincoln” Is Part of a Long History of Naval Mistreatment
The ship has been out to sea for the longest stretch of time without a port call in modern history. Effects on physical and mental health are dire.
Aug 31, 2026 / Jasper Craven
What’s Fueling Loneliness—and Polarization—in America Today? What’s Fueling Loneliness—and Polarization—in America Today?
The loss of third places is one reason.
Aug 31, 2026 / Juhie Bhatia
GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better GLP-1s and the Limits of Knowing Better
I agreed with every political argument against weight-loss drugs. I took them anyway.
May 23, 2026 / Grace Ginsburg
A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation A Landmark Suit Against Meta and YouTube Opens the Floodgate for AI Litigation
A jury finds big tech liable for programming addictive features into platforms—and that’s basically the business model for companion bots.
Mar 27, 2026 / David Futrelle