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Future of Work
October 7, 2022
Bryce Covert
Restaurant Workers Who Love Tips Are Learning to Love the Minimum Wage Too
Workers in Maine, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., are campaigning to end the disparities between those who earn tips and other jobs.
March 25, 2021
Jonathan Malesic
The Exaggeration of “Burnout” in America
You might be tired of Zoom calls or home cooking, but that’s not the same as what a frontline health worker is experiencing.
January 13, 2021
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Against Remote Work
After decades of being about to catch on, remote work may have finally arrived for good. But at what cost to our privacy and sanity?
January 13, 2021
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Transcript: The Future of Telecommuting
January 12, 2021
Work Sucks
An exploration of how we work, why we work, and when we might stop
January 4, 2021
Magazine
Richard Cooke
The Perpetual Disappointment of Remote Work
What the troubled history of telecommuting tells us about its future
November 2, 2020
J.C. Pan
The Pandemic Case for the Two-Day Workweek
The ongoing national nightmare makes it clear that we need to disentangle work from basic needs like health care and housing—and then do way, way less of it.
September 2, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Elon Musk Thinks His Treatment of Workers Is a “Trade Secret”
A wonky California legislative fight is a test of whether green jobs will be good jobs, too.
June 29, 2020
Kim Kelly
New Orleans’ Underpaid, Overexposed Sanitation Workers
They earn below the minimum wage, with no benefits or sick days—amid a pandemic, no less.
May 28, 2020
J.C. Pan
Unionizing the Office in an Age of Remote Work
The places where many people work may be changing, but the urgency of fighting for better conditions isn’t going anywhere.
May 13, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Coronavirus Is Making Us All Camgirls
For millions of newly remote workers, doing your job now involves looking the part, figuring out your angles, and performing for the camera.
May 10, 2020
Tasmiha Khan
Something’s Got to Give for the Work-From-Home Parent
Am I being a bad mother if I’m not giving my son full attention? A bad employee? Both?
March 25, 2020
Nick Martin
Give Me Capitalism or Give Me Death
The coronavirus crisis demands we put workers before profits, but lawmakers and wealthy elites have picked a side.
February 20, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Coronavirus’s Lesson for Climate Change
What society can learn from the tragedy’s impact on carbon emissions
August 22, 2014
Amanda Palleschi
The "World Domination Summit" Wants to Teach People to Do What They Love
August 21, 2014
Danny Vinik
Good News: Workers Are Less Scared of Being Fired
August 20, 2014
Alice Robb
New Dads Get More Breaks than New Moms in the Office
August 19, 2014
Amanda Palleschi
The Best Way to Be Your Own Boss: Selling Advice on How to Be Your Own Boss
August 18, 2014
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What Do Employees Think About The Future Of Work?
A survey of New Republic readers reveals pessimism but also shows a path forward
August 15, 2014
Josh Kovensky
It's Time to Pay Prisoners the Minimum Wage
Paying just $2 a day hurts our economy and punishes families
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