| May 28, 2025 | RoundupWith more tariffs and uncertainty looming, the last thing anyone wants is to feel insecure at work. But as this week’s writers show, some bad actors are using workarounds to poke holes in federal labor law. Lena Simet, for example, reports on how app-based...
| May 21, 2025 | RoundupThis week, House Republicans are sprinting to pass a giant budget bill chock full of the Trump administration’s priorities. Among other things, the bill would deeply slash social programs like Medicaid and food assistance to fund enormous tax cuts for...
| May 14, 2025 | RoundupHave you ever been stuck with a credit card bill for fraudulent charges? Or been hit with punitive overdraft fees even when you’re clearly low on funds? Have you been sick and lost a job opportunity or mortgage because of medical debt on your credit card?...
| May 7, 2025 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Sabrina B. Valenti talks about the summer mood along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. “Every summer brings the familiar joys of sunny weather, family barbecues, and beach vacations,” she writes. But “the daily weather forecast...
| May 1, 2025 | RoundupThis week marked 100 days of the second Trump administration. But with week after week jam-packed with headlines, new scandals, and crises of various orders, the time hasn’t exactly flown by. In OtherWords, Sarah Anderson writes that these 100 days have been an...
| Apr 24, 2025 | RoundupEarth Day was this week, but many environmentalists aren’t especially celebratory. As Basav Sen writes, the Trump administration marked the occasion by launching a release full of misinformation about climate and new attacks on science. Also this week, Meredith...
