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The Future of Work: Caring for the Crowdworker Going It Alone

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Mary L. Gray

Economics

The Economy After Labor and Capital

Workers of the world unite and retire.

Jim Russell

Economics

Investing in Human Capital, Literally

In what’s been criticized as a modern-day version of indentured servitude, a new batch of start-ups are giving investors the opportunity to turn people into profit by buying a piece of their future earnings. Could this be a solution to our student debt problem?

Kyle Chayka

Economics

The Dead Are Wealthier Than the Living: Capital in the 21st Century

Patrimonial capitalism—and the landed or urban gentry living off of inherited wealth—was dealt a mortal blow by the Great Depression and World Wars. But it's making a comeback, and the only way to stop it might be a worldwide tax on capital.

Timothy Noah