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Economy & Labor
Uber and Lyft Price-Gouge Customers Trying to Flee Seattle Shooting
The rideshare giants claim that it was an algorithmic mistake. But automation is no excuse for exploitation.
Women Perform 12.5 Billion Hours of Unpaid Labor Every Day
If compensated for the care work they perform, women worldwide would be owed $10.8 trillion.
Workers Shut Down the Louvre. The French Labor Strike Is Here to Stay.
The working class is in an uproar against Macron’s attacks on retirement benefits and they will not back down.
Following Earthquake, Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery
Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.
DoorDash Drivers Make an Average of $1.45 an Hour, Analysis Finds
DoorDash has created a deceptive pay model in which workers appear to be making a decent wage on paper.
Trump Wants to Funnel More Income Upward Through His China Trade Deal
Trump's trade deal with China is good for people like Bill Gates and companies like Boeing, but not for the rest of us.
The Multinational Trying to Bankrupt the Dock Workers Union Has a Sordid Past
The International Container Terminal Services profits off of war, misery and labor exploitation.
California Bill Would Raise Taxes on Corporations With Large CEO-Worker Pay Gaps
California's debate over a CEO pay tax foreshadows a larger federal fight.
Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. That’s Classist.
Coal miners are skilled workers who do much more than just hit rocks all day.
Parental Leave Laws Are Failing Single Parents
Single-parent families get less paid leave than families with two parents, entrenching inequality.