Lauren SmileyShould Facebook Be Allowed To Give Away Free Internet in the Global South?The fight over free internet — and by extension, democracy, development, and net neutrality.3 min read·Feb 2, 2016--2--2
Lauren SmileyinBRIGHT MagazineYou Can Teach A Coal Miner To CodeHow miners are disrupting who can be a digital worker in Appalachia as the coal industry collapses.2 min read·Nov 20, 2015--2--2
Lauren SmileyinFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyWhat Coding Coal Miners Prove About the Future of Work“They’re blue-collar coders. That’s what they’re gonna be. We have to be what we are.” — Rusty Justice, founder of BitSource, a…4 min read·Nov 19, 2015--3--3
Lauren SmileyHelp Me Interview Anne-Marie SlaughterHi, all you working parent diarists (Adriana Alvarez Laura Rich Kae Whitaker Nikki Usher Sam Remington Bonnie Nakash) who somehow found the…1 min read·Nov 8, 2015--6--6
Lauren SmileyAshley Madison’s CEO Talked a Lot of Cynical Shit When I Interviewed HimBut I Didn’t Know How Much He Was Lying Until The Hack6 min read·Aug 21, 2015--4--4
Lauren SmileyinFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyShould The Gov Create a “Third Worker” Category?In an interview with the Secretary of Labor and his chief employment administrator, we found interest but not much commitment. We’re…4 min read·Aug 14, 2015--2--2
Lauren SmileyinMatterAre You Smarter Than Donald Trump?Then prove it by taking our quiz about sanctuary cities.2 min read·Jul 16, 2015----
Lauren SmileyinOn DemandThe Many, Many Cases of the Woman Who Just Beat Uber“I’m enjoying my five minutes of fame.”5 min read·Jun 17, 2015--7--7
Lauren SmileyinMatterQuit Your Job and Go to WorkThe future of employment was meant to liberate us from the shackles of a 9-to-5. In fact, it’s leaving people in a semi-flexible purgatory.·19 min read·Jun 10, 2015--15--15
Lauren SmileyinOn DemandIs Employing On-Demand Workers ‘The Right Thing?’A battle is brewing over whether app-summoned workers should be considered employees or contractors.3 min read·May 20, 2015--7--7