Researchers confront unanswered questions when trying to understand the “sharing economy,” from the size of the gig workforce to the financial situation of workers.
Capital & Main
Posted inEconomic Policy
The California Renters’ Revolt
Insane housing costs in the Golden State have rekindled the tenants’ movement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
One Way to Stop — or at Least Impede — That Wall
Los Angeles may target border wall profiteering with contractor disclosure requirement
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Can California Go Single-Payer?
It may have the will, but does it have the wallet (and the will for the wallet)?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Fire and ICE: The Return of Workplace Immigration Raids
Undocumented workers face a new level of insecurity under the Trump administration.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Fire and ICE: Hiding in Plain Sight
How the ever-present fear of detention punctuates life for undocumented immigrants
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Tesla Workers File Charges with National Labor Board as Battle with Elon Musk Intensifies
Employees fight back as Tesla ramps up anti-union policies.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Charge Time: Electric Car Workers Accuse Tesla of Low Pay and Intimidation
Employees at the company’s factory in California are seeking to unionize through United Auto Workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Andy Puzder’s Reverse Nuremberg Defense
Trump’s pick for labor secretary says he was only giving orders to his law-breaking franchises.