How We Became an Economy of Side Jobs
The job growth that led us out of the recession has been in nontraditional jobs, and that's working well for women.
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For Workers Who Feel Like Part of a Machine, These Companies Get It Right
The Good Work Code attempts to re-examine what workers and employers want and to build jobs around shared values.
6 Tips on Making Money and Staying Sane When You Work From Home
How to deal with anxiety, self-doubt, and “the check’s in the mail.”
I Took a Side Job Selling Cherries at Pike Place—And Now Love the Farming World
There is a profound sense of community born from the gathering of people and the exchange of goods at a market.
When Showing Up Requires More Than Just a Facebook Post
When we take the time to connect, we make our communities more resilient and compassionate, and maybe we find the courage to defeat racism.
Can Automation Turn Fewer Jobs Into Better Ones?
We must shape a future in which technological progress means freeing people to work fewer hours for fairer compensation and to devote themselves to social advancement.
As 9-to-5 Jobs Vanish, Look Who’s Reinventing the Working World
Overcoming isolation in the gig economy, workers like Amazon’s Mechanical Turks are building democratic, worker-led communities.
Who Replaced 9-to-5 Workers?
In just a few years, half of all workers will be outside the traditional economy. Not just artists and farmers but business people and professors, too.
Urban Foraging: Weeds You Can Eat
6 edible weeds that can reduce anxiety, provide protein—or even predict the weather.
When You Don’t Have a Traditional Job, This Is How You Get Creative
Austin, Texas, leads the nation in people with jobs outside the 9-to-5 economy.
#IamtheGigEconomy: Love Being Your Own Boss or Desperate for a Traditional Job?
Tell us about your gig life by using #IamtheGigEconomy.
5 Reasons to Vote Even When You Hate Everything on the Ballot
Voting won’t solve the nation’s problems. But it’s a start.
The U.S. Just Surpassed the Number of Breweries We Had in 1873
And 26 other facts you should probably know.
My Walking Pilgrimage
How the simple act of walking can open us up to confront and heal our toughest problems.
The Best Reason to Ride a Bike
The film “Bikes vs Cars” tells us that bicycling for transportation can reduce our emissions. But more importantly, bicycling can change our mindset.
Celebrate the Urban Wilderness Right Where You Live
Throughout the country there are revitalization efforts to bring back to life long-neglected urban wild areas.
In Photos: Real Men Do Cry
Emotions aren’t gender exclusive.
Why Being a “Good Guy” Is Not Enough
Either you’re actively working against sexual violence or you’re enabling it.
Think Gender Issues Can’t Be Funny? Think Again
Three comedians using stand-up to breakdown gender stereotypes.
This Is What Naked Power Looks Like
Why feminist burlesque performers put their bodies and politics in full view.
The Lakota Martial Arts Teacher Helping Native Women Recover Their Strength
A self-defense model focused on rediscovering strength rather than putting up your guard helps Native American women heal from sexual assault.
I Assumed It Was Racism—It Was Patriarchy
Why are some women more invisible than others? To grow new anti-patriarchal movements like Black Lives Matter, we need to start opening our eyes.
20,000 Domestic Workers Are About to Get Fair Wages. How’d They Do That?
Left out by traditional unions, women-led domestic workers are winning fights for minimum wage and overtime across the country.
What I Want for My Son and the Daddies Who Adopted Him
I want my son to have male role models, female role models, and to know that families can look like anything. I want him to have options that I never did.
A Park Where You Can Walk Among 1,500-Year-Old Bears and Birds
Terry Tempest Williams on the sacred earthworks of Effigy Mounds National Monument.
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