The devaluation of household labor means that domestic workers are often paid low wages, leaving them with no bargaining power, and thus, prone to forced labor.

Memes are how Gen Z makes sense of the world. It is politicians and corporations co-opting memes that devalues the gravitas of world events, and supplants the subversive potential of memes.

Kathleen's liminal status as neither "good" nor "bad" speaks to the post-pandemic reality of today: how ethical is it to survive at any cost?

Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.

The larger problem lies with our persistent reliance on formulaic plots, rather than with franchising itself.

"Substance use is a public health matter, not a criminal justice issue," the government website said, about decriminalizing the drugs.

"The work women do, the care economy, is the backbone on which the mainstream economy rests."

The Mughal dynasty's presence in Indian history threatens the idea of a homogenous Hindu past -- and thereby, the idea of India as Hindu.

The third episode rewrites canon and upends the 'bury your gays' trope -- allowing humanity to shine through the bleakness.

Lollapalooza India's accessibility facilities shows the need for disability-first design -- not only in festivals, but in all spheres of life.

Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.

Many media headlines refer to the awardees solely as "snake-catchers" -- a practice that reinforces stereotypes about caste and labor.

Tess's death deviates from the game version in troubling ways -- serving as a successor to the 'fridging' trope in sci-fi.

The bid to "unify" the country comes at the cost of erasing local, indigenous cultures -- and glorifying the narrative of sacrifice.

The scale and manner of layoffs across big tech break the myth of the "good job" -- and shows the precarity of tech workers in a recession.

The conversation about appropriation has been confined to individual white celebrities -- but this ignores the workings of power closer home.

Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.

The debate over the appointment of an openly gay advocate as a high court judge shows how pride -- and queerness -- is inherently political.

There's a name for the driving factor behind food separatism: brumotactillophobia, or the fear of different food items touching each other.

The decision represents a key contention among feminists: can carceral approaches to gender-based violence help in the long term?

At the heart of the protests is the assertion that it should be the residents of Dharavi who decide what redevelopment means to them.

This week, IIM Ahmedabad opposed caste-based reservations for PhD programs, claiming that it would be "injustice to other eligible meritorious students."

Gig workers aren't classified as employees -- and remain in limbo when it comes to labor protections. Platform apps thus remain unaccountable.

Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.