A look at the cutthroat porta-potty business in New York City, which is surprisingly filled with all kinds of dirty drama.
business
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How to Lose Tens of Thousands of Dollars on Amazon
Some people, like self-proclaimed experts Matt Behdjou and Mike Gazzola, claim to make thousands of dollars selling cheap products from China on Amazon. But not everyone is successful.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized
Tax the Rich
In this economy, what’s a fair share?
Posted inBooks, Business, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized
Beyond Growth
Imagining an economy based in environmental reality
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Where Even Walmart Won’t Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
In small towns across Kansas, residents and community leaders grapple with the increasingly ubiquitous presence of America’s fastest-growing retailer.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Long Live the Oddly Charming Poetry of the Mail-Order Catalog
Hammacher Schlemmer, which publishes America’s longest-running catalog, still takes its product descriptions seriously.
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The World’s Most Peculiar Company
How does Hammacher Schlemmer, which publishes the longest-running mail-order catalog in American history, survive in the age of Amazon?
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Inhuman Resources
David Dayen tells the story of Mike Picarella, an HSBC banker who witnessed a coworker being repeatedly sexually harassed and had his life ruined after he reported it to HR. The account shows how power imbalances within the banking industry prevent whistleblowers from coming forward and why there have been so few #metoo stories that […]
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Clocking Out
Can we imagine an economy built for free time?