happy mutants Seattle passes America's most comprehensive labor protections for domestic workers Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Quality employers announce that they'll close down on election day so everyone can vote Cory Doctorow
corruption Illinois's "anti-corruption" Republican governor handed out $300,000 in cash at a campaign rally Cory Doctorow
class war McMansion meanings: why do America's jumbo-sized status homes have useless "formal spaces?" Cory Doctorow
class war America's largest fast-food chains forced to end conspiracy not to hire people looking for better-paid McJobs Cory Doctorow
class war The Gates Foundation spent $775m on a Big Data education project that was worse than useless Cory Doctorow
Business Restaurant servers can't afford San Francisco rents so restaurants are going self-serve Cory Doctorow
class war What it's like to be personally responsible for automating away someone's high-paid, high-skill job Cory Doctorow
class war Across America, the Poor Peoples' Campaign is building steam and refusing to be intimidated by crackdowns Cory Doctorow
Business It's often cheaper to pay cash for your prescriptions rather than the co-pay, but the pharmacy is legally prohibited from suggesting it Cory Doctorow
class war Employees who practice mindfulness meditation are less motivated, having realized the futility of their jobs Cory Doctorow
class war GDP vs human thriving: a "healthy" economy means debt-haunted people, desperately searching for housing Cory Doctorow
class war Full time minimum wage workers can't afford the rent on a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the USA Cory Doctorow
Business UPS Teamsters ready to stage America's biggest strike since 1997, with solidarity as the main sticking point Cory Doctorow
Business Private equity bosses took $200m out of Toys R Us and crashed the company, lifetime employees got $0 in severance Cory Doctorow
