Canadian rail union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
The union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work and got the trains moving...
View ArticleLego plans to replace oil-based bricks with renewable plastic as profits soar
Lego is ditching fossil fuels for a more planet-friendly material. This week, the toy maker announced it was eliminating the use of oil in its bricks and replacing it with renewable materials and...
View ArticlePickleball vs. tennis: How the games’ leaders are competing to be America’s...
Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to...
View ArticleWhy platform stations are better than satellites for global internet...
About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don’t have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic disparities, and...
View ArticleFed’s favored inflation indicator shows price increases remained low in July
An inflation measure closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, extending a trend of cooling price increases that clears the way for the Fed to start cutting its key interest rate...
View ArticleA psychologist explains the 5 most common sources of career frustration (and...
Tessa West is a social psychology professor at New York University and an expert on interpersonal communication. She has over 100 academic publications and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street...
View ArticleApple Intelligence is the best reason yet to finally upgrade to an Apple...
Back in 2020, Apple entered a new era. It released its first Apple Silicon chips and with them said goodbye to the Intel chips that had powered its Mac computers since the early 2000s. Apple Silicon...
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Biden is the most pro-union president since Roosevelt. But he’s not perfect
President Joe Biden has pledged repeatedly to go further than any of his predecessors with his support for U.S. labor rights. “I intend to be the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union...
View ArticleRetirement isn’t just a financial decision. It’s a deeply existential issue
Most discussions of retirement focus on the financial aspects of leaving the workforce: “How to save enough for retirement” or “How do you know if you have enough money for retirement?” But this might...
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This hidden Google tool brings Pixel 9 AI powers to any device
Generative AI is still the hot new thing. Yes, every company must have its own AI chatbot and image generator, and they must be added to as many products as possible. During its Pixel 9 announcement,...
View ArticleCollege football is entering its branding era
As the college football season kicks off in earnest this weekend, fans will be adjusting to a number of new aspects of the game, including a 12-team championship playoff, unprecedented conference...
View ArticleThe hate speech landscape on Facebook is worse than you thought. Here’s why
In April, Charlie Kirk and his conservative youth organization Turning Point spent about $5,000—chump change for their $80 million operation—on a familiar product for them: another round of Facebook...
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Housing affordability is so stretched that the housing recession is still...
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Since peaking this year at 7.52% in April, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate,...
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Who needs Photoshop? These great image editors are truly free
You don’t need to break the bank to elevate your images. These photo-fabulous free tools are truly free—no upsells to premium versions or limited-time trials. They each offer a range of options to...
View ArticleConsumer spending increased in July as expected
U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, suggesting the economy remained on firmer ground early in the third quarter and arguing against a half-percentage-point interest rate cut from the...
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How ‘scab’ became an insult used by unions in the labor movement
Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause. Some insults, such as blackleg, are largely forgotten...
View ArticleDo Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists?
Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would’ve felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam—a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens up, right at your...
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How American Express made this dorky earpiece into the US Open’s hottest...
Katie Couric sits in the stands of Arthur Ashe Stadium following the relentless on-court thwacks of the US Open tennis tournament. Curiously dangling from her ear is an American Express-branded blue...
View ArticleThe ultimate guide to using Handshake to land a job or internship
If you are attending college this year, you’re probably already familiar with Handshake. In recent years the campus recruiting platform has become synonymous with higher-education hiring, and is one...
View ArticleThis is what climate change does to your brain, according to a neuroscientist
Clayton Page Aldern is a former neuroscientist turned environmental journalist. He is currently a senior data reporter at the climate media site Grist. His work focuses on the intersection of climate...
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