Despair
After a Person Accidentally Kills Someone, How Do They Heal and Move On?
The founder of a support group for people who’ve been involved in accidental killings explains what it takes to transcend the trauma.
We Visited the Mumbai Neighbourhood so Polluted It's Been Declared Unfit for Human Habitation
Mahul poses a dystopian and disturbing picture of what happens when you’re forced to live amidst extreme pollution. It’s a story that can only end in death, unless residents somehow scrape together the resources to leave.
More People Are Feeling Despair and it Might Be Killing Us
A study of over 18,000 Americans found that despair increases in your 30s and could be leading to an increase of "deaths of despair."
All the Ways You Will Be Laid Off in Your Life
There are bad ways, and less bad ways, to find out you are being canned.
The Soul-Crushing Irony of Charlie Brown, the Athlete
Charlie has all the hopes and dreams to be a great superstar, and none of the tools to make it happen.
The 'Punk' CBGB-Themed Target Is Peak Late Capitalism
Corporations jumping on culture for profit is obviously an old story, but this time it happened less than two blocks from where I grew up.
The Rich People in Your City Have Even More Money Than You Think
A fresh report shows in terrifying detail how we're living in a "new Gilded age."
Goldman Sachs Is Worried Your Rising Pay Will Hurt Rich People
The latest reminder that American capitalism is in a dark, dark place.
It’s No Accident Americans Are Still Broke in a Booming Economy
A new study shows exactly how badly you're getting screwed, and why.
A Future Without Unions Is a Terrifying Dystopia
From even crazier rent to low pay to no weekends and shitty bosses, it's a lot like the world we live in now—just worse.