by Jason Boog
In the darkest days of the Great Depression, Heywood Broun, a sportswriter more famous…
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26. The bubble economy 25. The digital capital economy 24. The sharing economy 23. The 1099 economy 22. The disruption economy 21. The post-post-capital economy 20. The contract-worker economy 19. The part-time economy 18. The freelance economy 17…
“The major determinant of short sleep is actually work,” said Mathias Basner, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, who has studied short sleepers. “People who work a lot of hours, they are much more prone to be short sleepers.” Other activities that appear to be…
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The consequences of human workers becoming just another piece in the long chain of an algorithm optimized for efficiency above all else
In Brooklyn, Sandianna Irvine often works “on call” hours at Ashley Stewart, a plus-size clothing store, rushing to make arrangements…
Congratulations to the 592 current and former New York Times employees, from the dudes in security to customer service representatives to a few brave news assistants to web producers to editors to…
