A new report highlights the lack of basic protections for a growing corps of domestic workers
Society
Working on Holidays: The New Class Divide?
Shoppers may appreciate the extra hours, but what about all the people who will have to end their Thanksgiving meal, or forgo it altogether, in order to man the cashiers and stock the shelves?
When Will Men Say Something?
Men’s silence around sexual assault is striking and bizarre
What Would Lincoln Think About Laws That Deny Felons The Right To Vote?
Lincoln died because of his support for giving blacks the vote. What would he make of “felony disenfranchisement” laws that disproportionately prevent black men from voting?
Girls on Film: How Innocent Pictures Feed the Internet Porn Machine
How do we deal with a culture in which kids are encouraged to post pictures of themselves and are then exploited?
![George H. W. Bush [& Family]](https://ideas.time.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2012/10/50538684.jpg?w=480&h=320&crop=1 "George H. W. Bush [& Family]")
The Decline of the Wasp President
Tribal — and religious — distinctions that used to define our leaders and ourselves have fallen away
Why We Still Need Affirmative Action
Removing race from the admissions equation forces schools to be blind to one of the key factors in people’s lives
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown and the Myth of Race
Scott Brown’s simplistic conception of Warren’s Native American heritage does not fit in the age of Obama
Why Are Women Biased Against Other Women?
We shouldn’t be surprised that both sexes have gender stereotypes about women (and men)
Why Is Paddling Still Allowed in Schools?
Corporal punishment takes place in 19 states, despite a raft of evidence that it causes serious harm in children
Is It Really the End of Men?
There are downsides to pitting the sexes in a constant, one-up, one-down battle for supremacy
Where Are All the (Good) Female Superhero Movies?
This summer’s superhero blockbusters finally featured strong female characters, but that’s only a start
Why Mother Teresa Still Matters
How we remember a religious figure says a lot about ourselves