| May 10, 2023 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Veronica Avila and Mariah Montgomery explain why work has gotten so dangerous for app-based gig workers like Uber drivers and Instacart shoppers. Jim Hightower marvels at the Supreme Court’s corruption. And cartoonist Khalil Bendib...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyWhen public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on Senator Ted Cruz to issue a moral judgment: If the offender is a Democrat, he pronounces the corruption inexcusably grotesque; if it’s a Republican, he wails that the...
| | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedIn recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the country. Now, growing research shows that there is an all-out crisis in app-based work. This May, Gig Workers Rising,...
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| May 4, 2023 | RoundupThis week in OtherWords, Farrah Hassen remembers the legendary Harry Belafonte, who passed away recently at age 96 after an incredible life. Farrah had a privileged view of that life for a short time. “He was my first boss after college,” Farrah writes....
