A few of the recent pieces I recommend reading:

• Arelis R. Hernández and Laurie McGinley in the Washington Post: Harvard study estimates thousands died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria
• Phillip Atiba Goff in the New York Times: A Better Solution for Starbucks (also see related pieces by Joy-Ann Reid and Rachael Herron)
• Christine Grimaldi at Dame: This is how “religious freedom” restricts civil rights
• Moshe Z. Marvit at In These Times: Stop Calling It an Arbitration Agreement—Employers Are Forcing Workers to Give Up Their Rights
• Helen Branswell at STAT: Excitement over use of Ebola vaccine in outbreak tempered by real-world challenges