Margaret Barthel

Employers Are Still Avoiding Former Inmates

Dozens of states and D.C. have restricted when companies can ask about job applicants’ criminal records—but many aren’t following the rules.

• Margaret Barthel
• November 5, 2019

Getting Out the Vote From the County Jail

In many states, people held without a felony conviction are eligible to vote—but confusion, fear, and a long list of logistical complications often stand in their way.

• Margaret Barthel
• November 4, 2018

What Teachers Are Striking For

“You know that when teachers band together on their own, it’s gotta be bad.”

• Margaret Barthel and Abdallah Fayyad
• May 2, 2018

The Conservative Divide on Criminal Justice Reform

The producer of The Atlantic’s latest event on criminal justice reform discusses how it brought Washington’s conservatives together on the issue.

• Margaret Barthel
• March 1, 2018

Why My Dad Reads Jane Austen

• Margaret Barthel
• July 19, 2017

Finding Self-Reliance in May Sarton’s ‘Dead Center’

• Margaret Barthel
• April 7, 2017

How to Stop Cheating in College

Can new technologies help counter today's ever-evolving strategies for cheating—and discourage students from doing it in the first place?

• Margaret Barthel
• April 20, 2016

Where All the Frat Houses Are Coed

Some argue that gender integration in Greek life is the key to enhancing equity and eliminating sexual violence on campus. Wesleyan University has put this idea into practice.

• Margaret Barthel
• March 31, 2015

Black Men Need More Education Than White Men to Get Jobs

A new report shows yet another way African Americans face systematic disadvantage on the job market.

• Margaret Barthel
• August 10, 2014

If Colleges Can't Handle Protests, Who Can?

After students at a few schools rejected their commencement speakers, they were widely mocked. What will this mean for campus communities—and a disillusioned class of 2014?

• Margaret Barthel
• June 16, 2014

Getty's Crusade to Turn Photographed Women From 'Dead-Eyed' Props Into People

The story of why the photo service developed a special collection showcasing stronger, more realistic-looking women

• Margaret Barthel
• May 30, 2014

I Wasn't a Fan of Sheryl Sandberg—Until I Couldn't Find a Job

In college, I had the luxury of developing a sophisticated critique of her call to "lean in." After a few months of unemployment, I found it was just what I needed to hear.

• Margaret Barthel
• April 8, 2014