What We Like Right Now
Our favorite picks for the week of March 30, curated by Slate writers and editors.
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Here are our favorite stories, podcasts, and videos from around the Web for the week of March 30.
- Staff writer Jamelle Bouie likes …
“Beyond Inequality: How American Employers Brazenly Mistreat Their Workers” by Jeff Spross, The Week
“Employers use and abuse workers with virtual impunity and we need institutions to end it.”
- Photo editor Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo likes …
“Reaganomics Killed America’s Middle Class” by Thom Hartmann, Alternet via Salon
“Great piece on why capitalism means inequality.”
- Science and health editor Laura Helmuth likes …
“My Hot Tips for Parents With a Fat Kid: Feed Them Fun, Kindness and Dignity” by Lindy West, Guardian
“Great advice for parents of fat kids.”
- Television critic Willa Paskin likes …
“Karl Lagerfeld on His Mother, €3 Million Cat, and Being a ‘Fashion Vampire’ ” by Amy Larocca, New York Magazine
“Karl Lagerfeld on his cat is A++++++++++”
- Senior editor Rachael Larimore likes …
“The State of the P5+1 Talks, as Explained by (Mostly) Heavy Metal Music Videos” by Daniel W. Drezner, Washington Post
“Everything you need to know about the #IranTalks, from Dan Drezner, Poison, GNR, Aerosmith and Billy Idol.”
- Assistant editor Miriam Krule likes …
“These Religious Groups Want Nothing to Do With Indiana’s New Law” by Antonia Blumberg, Huffington Post
“Even religious groups think the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is terrible.”