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The Throwaways: How Detroit is becoming a flashpoint for violence against trans women
A deep-dive into the stigma and prejudice keeping many trans women in a cycle of poverty and violence. By Allie Gross.
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Brokers who recruit foreign workers to U.S. exploit vulnerabilities
Court cases show how middlemen take advantage of shortcomings in U.S. visa programs, compounding abuses foreign workers face even before they arrive in America. By Megan Twohey, Mica Rosenberg and Ryan McNeill. (Feb. 19)
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Confessions of an Overeducated A/C Man
There is a specter haunting Middle America—the specter of higher education. By Albert Morgan.
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Is a Surrogate a Mother?
A battle over triplets raises difficult questions about the ethics of the surrogacy industry and the meaning of parenthood. By Michelle Goldberg.
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In Response: “6 Reasons We’ll Always Need Fast Fashion”
Dear PopSugar, I do not really believe your recent article, entitled, “6 Reasons We'll Always Need Fast Fashion,” warrants a response... However, to promote fast fashion in such a blatant manner without at least making mention of some of the truly atrocious byproducts with which it is so closely associated is simply irresponsible. As a result, I will do just that...
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In This Poor Mississippi Town, Teacher Assistant Is a Coveted Job. It Pays $9 an Hour
Every weekday morning, Jasmine Riley, a single parent, drops her three children off at day care and school by 7:30 a.m. so she can start a long day as a teaching assistant at Greenville’s McBride Pre-K Academy. Many afternoons, she has only an hour and a half to spend with her kids... By Miriam Hall. (Jan. 21)
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Student worker paid just 47 cents an hour by 7-Eleven, say lawyers
International student Pranay Alawala, who worked in three 7-Eleven stores in Brisbane, recently secured a payout of $33,000 from his former employer. So far more than 110 workers have been paid out an estimated $2.8 million through an independent panel assessing claims. Savouring the taste of success at a Brisbane cafe after the two-year battle, Mr Alawala can now afford a coffee like the ones he used to serve to 7-Eleven customers.
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Uber Is Not the Future of Work
The rise of Uber has convinced many pundits, economists, and policymakers that freelancing via digital platforms is becoming increasingly important to Americans’ livelihood. It has also promoted the idea that new technology—particularly the explosion of platforms enabling the gig economy—will fundamentally alter the future of work. While Uber and other new companies in the gig economy receive a lot of attention, a look at Uber’s own data about its drivers’...
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By the end of my first year as a doctor, I was ready to kill myself
Doctor suicide is the medical profession’s grubby secret – but it’s unclear why some of those dedicated to preserving life silently plot their own deaths. By an anonymous junior doctor. (Jan. 5)
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Man skips work for 6 years; no one notices
A 69-year-old Spanish man was fined this week after officials discovered he hadn't shown up to work for at least six years, the Guardian reports. Ironically, the civil servant was discovered only when the deputy mayor attempted to give him an award for 20 years of "loyal and dedicated" service in 2010. “I thought, where is this man?" the Guardianquotes the deputy mayor. "Is he still there? Has he retired? Has he died?”
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Poverty in Charlotte: ‘It Was Never Okay’
A working mother fights to give her kids a better life in a city where that’s next to impossible. By Lisa Rab.
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Watch Corporate America Turn A Room Full Of Workers Into Bernie Sanders And Donald Trump Supporters
Establishment politicians still don't understand. By Zach Carter.
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This Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors
When it comes to falling in love, it’s not just fate that brings people together
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7 Indian Women Wage War With Their Village Over Jobs
The Indian Constitution guarantees equality under the law. But for women facing a patriarchal social order, strict caste rules and centuries of traditions, that guarantee means little. By Ellen Barry. Photographs by Andrea Bruce.
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The Lonely Poverty of America’s White Working Class
With manufacturing jobs evaporated and friends hard to find, many middle-aged Americans have little left. By Victor Tan Chen.
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Private messages at work can be read by European employers
Employers can read workers' private messages sent via chat software and webmail accounts during working hours, judges have ruled. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said a firm that read a worker's Yahoo Messenger chats sent while he was at work was within its rights. Judges said he had breached the company's rules and that his employer had a right to check on his activities. Such policies must also protect workers against unfettered snooping, they said.
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How the “sharing economy” has turned San Francisco into a dystopia for the working class
Some of them are colour-coded: Workers in orange T-shirts are with Caviar, a food delivery app; those in green represent Instacart, an app for delivering groceries. The blue jackets riding Razor scooters are with Luxe—if you’re still driving yourself around this city, these app workers will park your car.
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You Don’t Need More Free Time
Well, you might. But that’s not the real key to finding work-life balance. By Cristobal Young.
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Poor people in the Deep South are on their own
In the Deep South’s cities, simply applying for a job exposes a particularly pervasive and isolating form of poverty. By Chico Harlan.
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The Destruction of Workers’ Compensation
Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company Tyson Foods has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers’ comp in state after state—often to the detriment of workers. By Michael Grabell. (Dec. 15)
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