The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
In the span of eight days, a single family decimated Pittsburgh’s print journalism infrastructure. On December 30, Block Communications shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper, a…
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The Janitors Left to Clean Up America’s Deregulation
The Janitors Left to Clean Up America’s Deregulation
At 2 a.m., the arresting chemical stench hits before the lights come on. The overnight cleaning crew is already inside the Amazon warehouse, past a…
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Teen Vogue’s Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
On Monday, November 3, 2025, Teen Vogue’s staff learned their publication was effectively dead. Condé Nast announced the outlet would be “joining Vogue.com, a transition…
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The Machinery That Deems Worker Death Acceptable
The Machinery That Deems Worker Death Acceptable
Fernando Allende spent years fighting fires with nothing but a cloth bandanna to protect his lungs. During the Los Angeles fires in early 2025, he…
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