Shein Embraces AI, Sending Its Emissions Through the Roof
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes...
On Labor Day Weekend, Support for Unions Hits 70-Year High
Despite corporate-backed efforts to erode union power in the United States for more than a century, U.S. public support for organized labor is higher...
The Cruel but Not Unusual Treatment of the Unhoused
In 2019, a group of homeless folks were living on a deserted piece of land along the Chehalis River, a drainage basin that empties...
60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy” Campaign Ad
One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the Movies” on...
Will the Post-DNC Pivot on Palestine Hurt Harris?
The Democratic Party is sending a clear message to advocates for Palestine — whether or not you get in line, we don’t need you....
Ban Assault Weapons To End School Shootings
School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death. The murder of two 14-year-old students and...