Economics 4 Ways You Can Seek Back Pay for an Unpaid Internship Think you’re entitled to be paid for your unpaid internship? Here are resources you should know about. Kara Brandeisky
News in Brief 3 Problems With Obama’s New Clemency Initiative Prisoners’ advocates call the reforms a step forward, but they don’t address discrimination in presidential pardons or apply to everyone serving harsh sentences from outdated guidelines. Kara Brandeisky
Economics The Labor Department Finally Takes a Stand on Unpaid Internships The federal agency asks the Second Circuit to crack down on for-profit employers that refuse to pay. Kara Brandeisky
News in Brief What the Proposed NSA Reforms Wouldn’t Do All the plans purport to end the bulk phone records collection program, but there are big differences. Kara Brandeisky
Education A Journalism Program That Offers Students Internships With Prestige, But No Paycheck Colleges have used internships as a way to prepare their students for the professional world, but they’re also collecting tuition for unpaid programs. Kara Brandeisky
News in Brief Key Reads on Government Shutdowns A round-up of interesting stories about government shutdowns. Kara Brandeisky
News in Brief The Surveillance Reforms President Obama Supported Before He Was Elected The White House has opposed efforts to rein in NSA snooping, but only five years ago, Senator Obama supported substantial reforms. Kara Brandeisky