In America, we don't tend to use the words "solidarity" and "social contract" as frequently or naturally as the Europeans do, but the idea of a social contract is actually as American as apple pie--or ...

While the term "social contract" has not been wide­ly used in America, the idea of some mutual obligation between society and the individuals that comprise it is deep-seated in the American view of ...

Between 1948 and 1950, the United Auto Workers and General Motors negotiated an agreement that shaped what later became known as the post-World War II social contract. The Treaty of Detroit provided a ...

We should congratulate our Congress on its landmark climate legislation over the weekend. As the climate crisis continues to accelerate, this kind of policymaking is critical for the future of our ...

A person takes their dog for a walk up Mt Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) As we look forward to a post-pandemic world, the extended amount of time that we’ve ...

This has become the status quo, a prerequisite to participate in modern life. But consider what we’re giving up. In the Information Age, our personal information isn’t just “about us,” it’s us — our ...