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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.
Overcoming isolation in the gig economy, workers like Amazon’s Mechanical Turks are building democratic, worker-led communities.
Voters are pushing for public-matching systems to replace the influence wealthy bankrollers have on government.
“Conversations have changed. The structure of power has not. And that’s where we are today.”
Has gig work helped you build community or left you isolated and vulnerable?
The whole sector won’t enjoy broader success until its companies learn how to combine flexible work with better treatment.
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For starters, this protest is about a competing idea for the future of the planet—and waves of people will show up to make that point.
While the number of Black-owned banks is down to only 22, there are 318 Black credit unions uniquely positioned to invest in their communities.
Modern fire management practices of logging and seeding interfere with an ecosystem's ability to restore itself, and does little to protect property.
Austin, Texas, leads the nation in people with jobs outside the 9-to-5 economy.
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Voting won’t solve the nation’s problems. But it’s a start.
When we live connected to a community, we are more likely to become champions for one another, not just for ourselves.
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Singer-songwriter Taina Asili’s latest video, “And We Walk,” makes the connection between racial justice and climate justice.
Decades of coal mining in the Jaintia Hills have trashed the once thriving Myntdu River. Now, indigenous communities are uniting to take a stand.
“The Federal District and Appeals Courts are willing to do what the Supreme Court wouldn’t do, which is acknowledge the reality that racial discrimination in voting persists today.”
Well, it doesn’t have to be. People of color make up the fastest-growing demographic among cyclists, and everyone benefits.
We can refuse to accept the pervasive, but false, claims that money is wealth and a growing GDP improves the lives of all.
We can thank our children—and their lawsuits—for insisting that public trust and hard science be part of climate decision-making.
A new book explores what it means to settle down and love where you live.
A new social media crew is calling out fellow White people who use their accounts to post racist comments, as well as those who simply need a quick privilege check.
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