The Best of the Week’s News

• An in-depth portrait of fast food’s Fight For 15 campaign in the New Yorker.

• Drop that snakeskin stiletto! Clothing made from endangered species is seized en route to Fashion Week. (sound plays automatically)

• Erosion costs Louisiana 16 square miles of land each year–it’s so bad that the iconic boot shape of the state is disappearing.

• Severely injured children are less likely to survive their injuries if they are taken to trauma centers that specialize in adult care, rather than pediatric trauma.

• Check out the photos from last night’s Your Shirt Off Their Backs panel discussion on sweatshops, labor, and the global economy. Thanks to our distinguished panelists and moderator, our hosts at 32BJ Headquarters, and everyone who came out to the event. We’ll be adding more photos next week, so be sure to check back to see them all.