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Adam Maida / The Atlantic She Got Pregnant. His Body Changed Too.
Couvade syndrome, in which men get pregnancy symptoms, remains a medical mystery. But the condition reveals how transformative fatherhood is—and how society misunderstands that.
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Three Lions / Getty How Night Nannies Fit Into Affluent Urban Family Life
Hiring overnight help allows new parents to get sleep and keep up with the demands of their job. It’s also really expensive.
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Tony Gutierrez / AP A Texas Prosecutor Fights for Reform
As a progressive district attorney in one of the reddest states, Dallas County’s John Creuzot is a controversial figure.
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Sarah Jung The Myth That Babies Look More Like Their Dads
People love to point out that infants resemble their fathers, even when they don’t.
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Reuters TV / Reuters Hurricane Season Is Especially Hard for Farmworkers
Flooding from the latest storm highlights a particularly vulnerable population.
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Olivia Harris / Reuters Forced Labor Is the Backbone of the World’s Electronics Industry
Poor people around the world are streaming into Malaysia in search of factory work. Once they arrive, they often find only hardship.
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Leonardo Santamaria The Overlooked Children Working America’s Tobacco Fields
Kids as young as 10 and 11 are picking cash crops for giant international companies—and hardly anyone is watching to make sure the work is safe.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic Diplomats Are Getting Away With Abusing Their Children's Nannies
“The shackles introduced by this visa provide the diplomatic employer with incredible power.”
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Corbis / Getty A Horrifying Path to America for Hotel Workers
Racida Eslabon came to the U.S. expecting to send money back home to the Philippines. She still hasn’t told her mother what happened after she arrived.
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Wilfredo Lee / AP There's a Sexual-Harassment Epidemic on America’s Farms
Many of the women who work in agriculture often have few options but to put up with abuse on the job.
