By Cal J. Halvorsen, Washington University in St. Louis and Seoyoun Kim, University of Michigan As gerontologists – social scientists who study aging populations – we envision a future in …
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DiversityFeaturedMental HealthOpinion
‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans
By Monica Wang, Boston University People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and …
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By Moshe Y. Vardi, Rice University A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump. The dispute concerns the H-1B visa system, the program …
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FeaturedOpinionRemote Work
Workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began
By Radostina Purvanova, Drake University and Alanah Mitchell, Drake University Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted office life, American workplaces are settling into a new rhythm. Employees in remote-friendly …
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FeaturedOpinion
With Hooters on the verge of bankruptcy, a psychologist reflects on her time spent studying the servers who work there
By Dawn Szymanski, University of Tennessee In 1983, six businessmen got together and opened the first Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters of America LLC quickly became a restaurant chain …
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FeaturedLayoffsMental HealthOpinion
Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
By Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, University of North Dakota The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed …
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Opinion
Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you
By Frederick Scholl, Quinnipiac University When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised …
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FeaturedLabor RelationsOpinion
After months of Trump’s shock tactics, whistleblower groups are pushing back against attacks on workers’ rights
By Kate Kenny, University of Galway In the US, under president Donald Trump, rapid assaults on civil servants’ rights, including their rights to speak out about wrongdoing, are increasingly part …
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FeaturedImmigration
The fear of deportation hangs over unauthorized workers trying to fight exploitation, but all workers in the US have rights
By Xóchitl Bada, University of Illinois Chicago The Trump administration has repeatedly said it wants to deport as many people as possible. What that means for the estimated 8.3 million …
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By Mary Grantham O’Brien, Simon Fraser University; Cesar Teló, Concordia University, and Pavel Trofimovich, Concordia University As anyone who has looked for a job can tell you, finding one isn’t …
