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Posted inEditor's Pick

No Way to Live

by Seyward Darby January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

“As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares a state of emergency on housing, residents like Sarah Fay live on the brink of being unhoused.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Silicon Valley and the Rent-to-Own Trap

by Seyward Darby November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

“If you want to become a homeowner but don’t qualify for a mortgage, Divvy Homes has a solution: Rent a house from them until you’re able to buy it. What could possibly go wrong?”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Covid Conversations With One of America’s Richest Men

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 14, 2020October 19, 2022

When the pandemic hit, Max Abelson called the richest person he knew. In a series of conversations with this anonymous billionaire, we see life through the eyes of the privileged and wealthy.

Posted inBusiness, Commentary, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story, Uncategorized

What Should Universal Basic Income Look Like?

by Livia Gershon September 26, 2019January 27, 2023

Andrew Yang made it news, but we need a better plan.

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Culture, Story, Uncategorized

We All Work for Facebook

by Livia Gershon April 26, 2019October 19, 2022

Digital labor is valuable even when we do it for free. Should we get paid?

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

How the Pacheco Family Pivoted From Baking Bread to Burying the Bodies

by Krista Stevens March 14, 2019October 19, 2022

“For now, though, he has no plans to become a baker again.”

Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Promise of Passive Income from Amazon: Too Good To Be True?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 7, 2019October 19, 2022

Two self-proclaimed “Amazon coaches” say they can train you in their business models so you can make thousands of dollars reselling cheap Chinese products on the world’s largest ecommerce store.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story

Earth to Congress

by Livia Gershon December 21, 2018October 19, 2022

The world-changing potential of a Green New Deal

Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

A Stimulus Plan for the Mutual Aid Economy

by Livia Gershon November 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Policymakers’ neglect of caregiving harms a major force in American labor.

Posted inBooks, Business, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

Beyond Growth

by Livia Gershon September 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Imagining an economy based in environmental reality

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