Death by a Thousand Cuts
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The story of Wawarsing, New York, sounds a lot like the stories of small towns across the United States. Once a proud manufacturing hub known for producing high-quality knives in the Hudson Valley, its 150-year-old industry withered as companies were bought and sold, then squeezed for maximum profit until they packed up and moved…
A Federal Court Just Made a Big Decision About Transgender Rights
Vincent Yu/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against transgender workers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sharon McGowan, a lawyer for Lambda Legal, a LGBT-rights advocacy group, told Buzzfeed that the decision adds to…
Why West Virginia’s Teachers Aren’t Backing Down
Hundreds of teachers wait to enter West Virginia’s capitol on Monday.Tyler Evert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early on Monday morning, just as schools would usually be opening across West Virginia, the Ohio County Board of Education gathered in a auditorium in Wheeling Park High School to hear comments from…
Black Unemployment Is at a Historic Low—But Don’t Thank Trump
Nicholas Aikens waits to talk to employers at a career fair in Memphis, TennesseeKyle Kurlick/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs reports usually don’t make much of a splash, but the latest one, released last Friday, contained a quiet surprise. While the overall jobs…
Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection
/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Shortly before 5 a.m. on a recent November night, a garbage truck with a New York Yankees decal on the side sped through a red light on an empty street in the Bronx. The two workers aboard…
A Lot of “Ethical Consumers” Are Going to Make Really Unethical Shopping Choices
Patrick Semansky/Associated Press As a person living in the 21st century, it’s almost inevitable that you’ve had the seamless, fast, and hassle-free experience of shopping online: a few clicks and you’re done without ever needing to interact with anyone, and then your items can show up at your door in as little as a day. But as the holiday season ramps up,…