Michael LaxerNov 286 minYemen’s Socotra Archipelago: The UAE’s Occupation and Destruction of a World Heritage SiteThe United Arab Emirates is destroying the biodiversity of a Yemeni archipelago. A view from Socotra showing some of its unique trees,...
Michael LaxerNov 248 minWhy the United Arab Emirates Is a Poor Choice for a Global Climate SummitThe UAE is destroying the ecosystem of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and yet its oil company chief will preside over COP28. An ADNOC...
Michael LaxerOct 2820 minPOOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a MovementA mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael LaxerOct 135 minHow California’s Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an HourThe fast-food industry threatened to undo a major labor law in California. But even a compromise bill appeasing the industry is a huge...
Michael LaxerSep 165 minWhy Is Kaiser Permanente Engaging in Corporate Kabuki?Ahead of a potentially historic strike, a major nonprofit health care provider seems to be choosing corporate values over worker...
Michael LaxerSep 55 minBillionaires Envision a New Utopian City -- to Replace What They RuinedSilicon Valley’s wealthy elites have been secretly buying up land in one of California’s poorest counties to build a new city from the...
Michael LaxerAug 306 minWildfires Aren’t Just a Threat to People -- They’re Killing Off Earth’s BiodiversityCataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change. The New York skyline as a result of the Canadian...