The Economy Is Growing, but We’re Replacing Good Jobs With Bad Ones
A recent study by the National Employment Law Project gives job creators a failing grade.
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Time Is Money, but That Doesn’t Mean You Need to Work Non-Stop
The aphorism is so ingrained in us that, unable to trace back its history, we consider it a part of our collective subconscious, but a new class of company is pushing industrial attitudes aside in favor of a healthier work-life balance.
Explaining Gentrification: Real Estate Bubble Trouble in Stockholm
As the problems in Sweden's capital demonstrate, the issue of housing supply isn't nearly as critical as that of housing demand.
Permanently Temporary: The Truth About Temp Work in America
Today’s blue-collar temp laborers face abuses similar to those of migrant farmworkers depicted in the iconic 1960 CBS documentary Harvest of Shame.
What Talent Shortage? The Great American Brain Waste of Our Captive Labor Market
Our biggest businesses complain about a shortage of skilled labor. Instead of calling on the government to act, they should consider workplace policies that are friendlier to women and immigrants.
How a Fish-Filleting Robot Could Eliminate Ridiculous Maritime Voyages
And the extra pollution that comes with them.
What Would the Minimum Wage Be If It Had Kept Pace With the Incomes of the 1%?
A whole lot more than $7.25 an hour.
Silicon Valley Is Detroit: Are Zoning Laws to Blame?
Peter Thiel is concerned that innovation cannot afford San Francisco or New York City.
Alienation and Orange Juice: The Invisibility of Labor
A commercial for Simply Orange is a perfect example of the tension in modern capitalism in which the workers in a mass-producing industry are separated from the fruits of their labor—literally.
On Labor Day, a Report That Wages for U.S. Workers Continue to Fall
Non-government employees are making even less per hour than they were when the recession officially ended.