What We Missed

Colorlines investigates the people who manufacture most of our cell phones, laptops and other gadgets. It’s not good news.

The jobs report for August shows no job growth at all, a bad sign for the economic recovery.

President Obama backs down from a proposal to improve clean air standards.

From Feministe, In Defense of Period Sex.

In perhaps the only good news of the day, it’s a long weekend! How will you be celebrating Labor Day, or perhaps just the official end of summer, this weekend?