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July 10, 2018
My Best Friend Lost His Life to the Gig Economy
Pablo Avendano was a food-delivery courier struggling to make ends meet. Then he was killed delivering an order.
George Ciccariello-Maher
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June 5, 2018
When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress
If he had been elected, there is no telling how transformational this new approach might have been.
John Nichols
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December 21, 2017
Can Worker Co-ops Make the Tech Sector More Equitable?
The crowdwork sector is dominated by low-paid gigs—can communally run companies make these jobs sustainable?
Michelle Chen
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December 16, 2016
Driving Uber Toward Unionization
Despite significant legal hurdles, the ridesharing company’s drivers are fighting for fair working conditions.
Michelle Chen
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November 15, 2016
How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers
Rather than speeding offshoring and making workers redundant, technology can be a means of organizing and empowering them.
Michelle Chen
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July 29, 2016
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July 5, 2016
This Airbnb Cottage Is ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Spacious.’ It’s Also in an Israeli Settlement.
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. So why does Airbnb offer listings in them?
Issa Amro
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July 1, 2016
A New Law Is Letting Uber Drivers Unionize
After ride-hailing companies descended on Seattle and began slashing drivers’ pay, the City Council stepped in with a novel solution.
Mike O’Brien
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June 22, 2016
Does the Law Decide What Rights Are Afforded to Uber Drivers—or Does Uber?
The company is offering union-like organization to its employees, which will keep them from accessing the full benefits of an actual union.
Michelle Chen
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February 19, 2016
The Industry That Treats Wage Theft as the Cost of Doing Business
A new law could make skipping out on paying freelancers more difficult.
Michelle Chen