The Absolute Minimum
Highlights from a reading of 200-plus letters to the editor, from newspapers in all 50 states, to determine what Crazy America thinks about raising—or lowering—the minimum wage.
Archive
A collection of 14232 issues
One Crazy Summer
Here comes summer, when the yoke of responsibility loosens. We all have our past indiscretions, but they’re too sordid to sign our names to—so we’ve removed the names and rearranged the text to protect the guilty.
June 10, 2014
* Democrats say broad acceptance of the need to fight climate change makes a carbon plan a winning issue. * President Obama just did something he hasn’t done in years: speak frankly and passionately about his views on climate change. * More than one-quarter of Israelis want to get rid of
June 9, 2014
* Armed gunmen storm Pakistan's busiest airport, throwing grenades and shooting government security forces. * Online bookseller for the Middle East to open a banned books section. * New season of Orange Is the New Black sparks "Humanity Is the New Black" campaign to improve conditions at the show&
We Shall
Paul D’Amato’s portraits, collected in the masterful new book “We Shall,” represent 10 years of photographing the west side of Chicago.
June 6, 2014
* On the 60th anniversary of D-Day, photographs of sites then and now. * German exports rise, its industrial output increases, and its growth forecast gets a boost. * Many laundry-solving tech startups are, like many other tech startups, competitive, self-deluding, and douchey. * Inside the world of New York City&
June 5, 2014
* China bulldozes mountains to create new business zones, wreaking environmental havoc. * Related: By staying silent over Tiananmen Square, China has assured the event's place in history. * All but 60 of Israel’s 273 original collective farms have abandoned socialism to become serious businesses. * Britain's main streets
June 4, 2014
* The Hubble telescope has captured the most comprehensive image of the universe, and it looks like a jewel box. * Germany remains the most positively viewed country, while Russia trails Israel, Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea in negative perceptions. * Tiananmen Square through the years. * Some lucky government employees in Sweden are
June 3, 2014
* Seven weeks after the kidnapping, Nigerian police ban peaceful "Bring Back Our Girls" protests in the capital. * Astronomers discover two new exoplanets, raising new hopes in the search for extraterrestrial life. * Obama's decision to exchange five Guantànamo prisoners for Bowe Bergdahl marks slight progress in his
June 2, 2014
* Obama moves to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants by 30% by 2030. * Nearly 800 Iraqis were killed in May, making it 2014's deadliest month yet, reflecting a surge in sectarian violence. * Dozens arrested in China to keep from commemorating this week’s 25th anniversary of the