I: Does work work?

James Livingston, historian and author of No More Work, August 2017

V: Body of Work/Work of a Body

Saint Harlot, escort and blogger, October 2017

He tells her that the earth is flat — 
He knows the facts, and that is that.
In altercations fierce and long
She tries her best to prove him wrong,
But he has learned to…

Does Work Work — and what would we do without it?

He had asked his mother once what made his father so mad, and she had answered that she really didn’t know.
“I think perhaps he doesn’t like his job,” she said.
Lionel said, “Why doesn’t he get another job?”
“Perhaps he can’t think of one he’d…

VII: No Manager’s Land

Paweł Brodziński, CEO at Lunar Logic, November 2017

For many people, changing course is also a sign of weakness, tantamount to admitting that you don’t know what you are doing. This strikes me as particularly bizarre —…

II: The American Dream

Carmen Rojas, CEO at The Workers Lab, September 2017

White Americans, what
Nothing better to do
Why don’t you kick yourself out
You’re an immigrant too

Who’s using who
What should we do?
Well, you can’t…

III: Crisis of Work

Will Stronge, founder of Autonomy, October 2017

One of the biggest flaws in the common conception of the future is that the future is something that happens to us, not something we create.

Ray Kurzweil, The…

VIII: Addicted to Work

Natalie Hoffman, counselor at Thriveworks, January 2018

IV: How Universal is Universal Basic Income?

Marjukka Turunen, director at Kela, August 2017

When we get old, things that are destined to come about start to happen, and at last we’re capable of believing those things we once doubted, and…

VI: Side Hustlin’ in the Gig Economy

Denise Mast, Uber driver, April 2018

What was the good of industrial development, what was the good of all the technological innovations, toil, and population movements if, after half a century of industrial growth…