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Economics

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.

Kyle Chayka

Economics

The Work-Play Balance in America vs. the World

We're 16 years from the 15-hour work week envisioned by Keynes, and if anything, we're moving in the opposite direction.

Paul Hiebert

Economics

The Secret History of Life-Hacking

How the cult of self-optimization was born on the factory floor—with a manager's stopwatch in hand.

Nikil Saval

Economics

How the Labor Department Has Let Companies Off the Hook for Unpaid Internships

Four years after warning for-profit companies about unpaid internships, the agency has investigated relatively few employers for wage violations.

Kara Brandeisky & Jeremy B. Merrill

Economics

The Post-Employment Economy Makes Entrepreneurs of Us All

It’s time to rethink the relationship between employers and employees.

Kyle Chayka

Economics

Overwork and Its Deadly Costs: The U.S. in International Perspective

There are few developed countries in the world where people spend more time working than the U.S.—and it's costing us lives.

Martin Hart-Landsberg

Economics

Will We Ever Be Able to Enjoy a Shorter Work Week?

For most individuals in the knowledge economy, limits on daily work hours are irrelevant to economic and mental health. France thinks it may have finally found a solution, but its last efforts were unsuccessful.

Jared Keller

Economics

Leaning Out

By intentionally taking a step back from a career she worked hard to start, Alice Dreger estimates she has cost her family $750,000. Was it worth it?

Alice Dreger

News in Brief

OSHA Takes a Closer Look at the Most Dangerous Job in America

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites.

Liz Day

News in Brief

Ban the Box: Employing Former Felons Will Improve the Economy and Public Safety

Lawmakers in 10 states and over 50 cities have already enacted Ban the Box policies, eliminating the check-box that asks about an applicant’s criminal record. It's time for Congress to follow suit.

Emily Wang