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  • Society
    Uber and Lyft Could Hurt the Environment and Screw the Poor
    August 31, 2017
    | Hana Creger
    Transit-dependent poor communities will be the hardest hit.
  • Inequality
    One Taxi Driver’s Story of Surviving in the Age of Uber
    August 7, 2017
    | Stephen Franklin
    Since Uber and other ride-share businesses have crowded Chicago’s streets, his customers have become ghosts.
  • Money & Politics
    These Super PAC Donors Were Able To Hide Their Identities
    December 9, 2016
    | Paul Blumenthal
    And here’s who they are.
  • Inequality
    Cities Need More Public Transit, Not More Uber
    August 4, 2016
    | Kevin Cashman
    Affordable transportation shouldn't be a privilege, but a right for all people of all economic backgrounds.
  • Why We’re All Becoming Independent Contractors
    February 27, 2015
    | Robert Reich
    It's time for federal agencies like the Labor Department and the IRS to protect workers' rights in the "sharing" economy.
  • How Superstar Companies Like Apple Are Killing America's High-Tech Future
    February 13, 2015
    | Lynn Parramore
    Instead of doing massive stock buybacks, high-tech companies should “think different” about innovation by helping our society confront the major issues of our times, says researcher William Lazonick.
  • Welcome to Our New Share-the-Scraps Economy
    February 4, 2015
    | Robert Reich
    Companies like Uber, TaskRabbit and Amazon's Mechanical Turk aim to use people more efficiently. Instead we should focus on allocating work and its gains more decently.
  • Activism
    The Year in Activism
    December 23, 2014
    | Sarah Jaffe
    The protests in Ferguson and New York City captured the nation's attention, but there were other demonstrations and initiatives that should not be overlooked.
  • Economy & Work
    Uber Workers Fight for Their Rights
    October 1, 2014
    | Avi Asher-Schapiro
    Under the guise of innovation and progress, companies like Uber are stripping away worker protections, pushing down wages and flouting government regulations.


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