The Atlanticflipped into All StoriesNowThe Paradox of the American Labor Movementverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Michael PodhorzerIt’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one. Last year was widely hailed as a breakthrough for the American worker. Amid a historically hot labor market, the United Auto Workers and Hollywood writers’ and actors’ guilds launched high-profile strikes that made …
The Atlanticflipped into IdeasNowAbolish DEI Statementsverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Conor FriedersdorfAssessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice This month, Professor Randall L. Kennedy, an eminent scholar of race and civil rights, published an op-ed in The Harvard Crimson denouncing the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements in academic hiring. “I am a scholar on the left …
The Atlanticflipped into IdeasNowWho’s Afraid of a Chinese EV?verified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Rogé KarmaSuper-cheap electric cars or an American industrial renaissance: Pick one. Chinese electric vehicles—cheap, stylish, and high quality—should be a godsend to the Biden administration, whose two biggest priorities are reducing carbon emissions quickly enough to avert a climate catastrophe and reducing …
The Atlanticflipped into All StoriesNowHow to Be Less Busy and More Happyverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Arthur C. BrooksIf you feel too rushed even to read this, then your life could use a change. Are you feeling a little guilty about reading this article? Not because of the content, of course—nothing scandalous here!—but rather because of the time it takes away from something else you feel you should be doing. …
The Atlanticflipped into All Stories12 hours agoThe New Rules of Political Journalismverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Charles SykesIn this election, the reporting strategies of the past will not be enough. In our digitally chaotic world, relying on the election-reporting strategies of the past is like bringing the rules of chess to the Thunderdome. First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic: New Rules This past weekend, I …
The Atlanticflipped into Technology15 hours agoThe New Empress of Self-Help Is a TikTok Starverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Caroline Mimbs NyceKeila Shaheen outsold Oprah Winfrey with a journaling book marketed through TikTok. Now what? In 2006, Oprah Winfrey couldn’t stop talking about The Secret. She devoted multiple episodes of her talk show to the franchise, which started as a kind of DVD seminar and later became a best-selling book. …