Latest articles by Matthew Zeitlin


How Prohibition lives on in counties across the nation.


People are more likely to evacuate if they can find safe passage for their pets, too.

People slipping in and out of homelessness need “safe” parking lot programs like these.

How will the companies react to California’s new regulations? Ask Austin.

And will it work for plastic straws?

The city adopted a $15 minimum wage four years ago. Here’s what happened.


The Trump campaign’s trade policy can’t be disentangled from its rhetoric on race and immigration.


Researchers argue that food stamps can arrest a falling “floor” of living standards.


It’s hard to build a Nordic welfare state on the backs of the rich alone.


Williamson (probably) isn’t going to win. But she speaks for a broad swath of Americans.