Sports Unions Join The Labor Fight At Vox
On November 17, staffers at Vox Media announced plans to unionize. Should the effort prove successful, Vox’s entire roster of sites, including Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Racked, Recode, SB Nation, and…
The American way of war is a budget-breaker
Click:do sheet metal screws work on wood President Trump greets National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford to discuss current operations. D. Myles Cullen/Flickr. Some rights reserved.…
These ‘Super Beans’ Are Feeding The Hungry In Uganda
THE GOOD NEWS: Scientists have developed a nutrient-dense "super bean" to help feed Uganda's growing refugee population. Beans are one of the greatest sources of protein in Uganda —…
Violence from the future: on the logics of the G20 state of emergency
German riot police confront protest against the G20 summit in Hamburg, on July 6, 2017. Omer Messinger/Press Association. All rights reserved. Anyone who wishes to discuss the multiple world crises…
Facebook Users Are Incredibly Confident And Incredibly Wrong About How Many Triangles Are In This Sketch
Anyone who has experienced, well, anything on social media has likely realized a phenomenon in which people’s enthusiasm and confidence in a matter far outweighs their ability or success. The…
ISIS: the long-term prospect
Over 80 suspected Islamic State militants are packed into a makeshift cell close to Mosul, Iraq, 07 June 2017. Suspects were told by Iraqi forces to face away from the…
Crowded Photos Show 400 Moms Taking Over The Colorado Capitol To Advocate For Gun Control
As the U.S. approaches the one-month anniversary of the Parkland shooting, activism to enable stricter gun control laws has reached a fever pitch, most recently with a Colorado Capitol building…
EU approval of Sri Lankan labour standards whitewashes abuse
H&M window, Moscow, 2016. Flickr/dly.disco. Some rights reserved.Fashion giants like H&M and Zara stand to save millions on tariff-free exports from Sri Lanka. The EU has again granted the country…
Double Vision: The Photography Of George Rodriguez
In March of 1968, George Rodriguez was running the photo lab at Columbia Pictures. Every morning, like he had been doing for years, he drove from his parents’ home in…
Mental help: the story of Gaza’s trauma unit
Alex Delmar-Morgan. All rights reserved.After Heba Hmaid’s husband, Raed, was injured in the civil war in the Gaza Strip ten years ago, their marriage nearly broke down. Scarred by a…