News in Brief Wage Theft: How Two States Are Fighting Against Companies That Categorize Employees as Independent Contractors New York and Illinois have passed hard-nosed laws and taken an aggressive tack toward misclassification. See More
News in Brief Can a Cat Make a Community? Animals bring people together—and more sociologists should study them. By Lisa Wade Minou. (Photo: Lisa Wade) Last month my… See More
News in Brief The One Time Congress Let the Public Comment on an Upcoming Bill Was the Last Time It Passed a Major Health Law With Bipartisan Support Sometimes public comments are actually productive. See More