What Killed the Jingle?
Marketing ditties once had a distinctive, hokey sound, but today’s advertisers have ditched them for standard pop songs.
Economy
The Twilight of Fox News
As pay TV slowly declines, cable news faces a demographic cliff. And nobody has further to fall than the merchant of right-wing outrage.
Can a Private Company Teach Troubled Kids?
At the Richmond Alternative School in Virginia, 97 percent of students are black and 87 percent are poor, and the city just outsourced their education.
Stabbing at a Response to the EpiPen Saga
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch’s scattershot response to the price-gouging scandal is part-Pharma Bro, part obfuscation.
Why Church Hymns Are Best Sung in Bars
Jodi Houge, a pastor in Minnesota, talks about the shifting church culture in the U.S. and what it’s like to hold services in coffee shops and bars.
A Tale of Two Cities’ English Requirements
Why is New York scrapping its language test for cab drivers at the same time London is planning to enact a similar one?
The Siren’s Call
Jason Hernandez of Fort Worth, Texas, talks about the demands of his job.
A Labor Movement That’s More About Women
America’s most significant worker protections are failing to protect millions of female employees. As unions decline, can smaller advocacy groups change that?
Trump Tower and the Question of 'Public' Space
As part of an agreement Donald Trump made in the 1970s, New York City requires that his flagship building’s communal plaza and gardens meet certain specifications. But they often have not.
Good School, Rich School; Bad School, Poor School
The inequality at the heart of America’s education system