Workplace Horror Is Real: Just Ask M3GAN, Chef Slowik, or Any Laid-Off Tech Worker

Workplace Horror Is Real: Just Ask M3GAN, Chef Slowik, or Any Laid-Off Tech Worker

For decades, horror movies have operated on a foundational premise: to find the monster, you first have to escape your normal life. The family road…
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Kickstarter Built a Platform on Dreams. But It Won’t Let Its Workers Have Their Own.

Kickstarter Built a Platform on Dreams. But It Won’t Let Its Workers Have Their Own.

The story writes itself with an irony so thick you could fund it on the platform in question. Kickstarter, the crowdfunding giant that has spent…
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Vanessa Ramírez: The Hummingbird Theory of Hiring and How Equity Takes Flight

Vanessa Ramírez: The Hummingbird Theory of Hiring and How Equity Takes Flight

When Vanessa Ramírez founded Colibri Consulting Group (CCG) in 2017, she was recovering from burnout that nearly ended her career. As a first-generation Latina professional…
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The Machinery That Deems Worker Death Acceptable

The Machinery That Deems Worker Death Acceptable

Fernando Allende spent years fighting fires with nothing but a cloth bandanna to protect his lungs. During the Los Angeles fires in early 2025, he…
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The First Rung: How to Rebuild White-Collar Entry-Level Work

The First Rung: How to Rebuild White-Collar Entry-Level Work

Entry-level work used to operate on a bargain nobody formalized but everyone understood. Inexperienced workers arrived with degrees and enthusiasm but little practical knowledge. Employers…
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The Worker-Owned Businesses Proving You Don’t Need Venture Capital

The Worker-Owned Businesses Proving You Don’t Need Venture Capital

US startups pulled in $178 billion in venture funding in 2024, every dollar chasing the same outcome: extract maximum value from workers, deliver maximum returns…
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Sin City Solidarity: Las Vegas Finally Unionized the Whole Strip, Right Before the Trump Slump

Sin City Solidarity: Las Vegas Finally Unionized the Whole Strip, Right Before the Trump Slump

When the Venetian and Fontainebleau finally signed labor contracts this year, the Culinary Workers Union achieved something unprecedented: for the first time in its 90-year…
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The Jobless Stigma: Why We Blame Ourselves for an Economy That Failed Us

The Jobless Stigma: Why We Blame Ourselves for an Economy That Failed Us

The American economy relies on a certain level of unemployment. Economists call it the “natural rate,” hovering between 4% and 5%, a buffer that keeps…
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