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In Pentagon bomb squad, an investigation and a fight to stave off financial ruin
The Pentagon bomb squad's pay was effectively cut 25 percent. By Dan Lamothe.
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Would a Work-Free World Be So Bad?
Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment. People have speculated for centuries about a future without work, and today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again warning that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by inequality: A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.
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Catch-22 for workers who are too young to retire, too old to rehire
Are you prepared for the possibility of being too old to hire and too young to retire? Over the past five years, the Employee Benefit Research Institute's Retirement Confidence Survey (to download the survey, click here) has shown that between 45 percent and 50 percent of retirees leave the workforce earlier than planned. The American Society on Aging, meanwhile, found that 45 percent of unemployed 55- to 64-year-olds were reported as unemployed long-term (i.e., 27 weeks or longer) versus 33 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds.
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A Tender Hand in the Presence of Death
The daily work of a hospice nurse, who treats the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of people at the most vulnerable point of their lives. By Larissa MacFarquhar.
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Daddies, “Dates,” and the Girlfriend Experience: Welcome to the New Prostitution Economy
A growing number of young people are selling their bodies online to pay student loans, make the rent, or afford designer labels. Is it just an unorthodox way to make ends meet or a new kind of exploitation? Nancy Jo Sales investigates.
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Busy Earning
Jungle
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Life-Hacks of the Poor and Aimless
On negotiating the false idols of neoliberal self-care… Laurie Penny
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Surviving the Long Haul
For women in the trucking industry, going to work can mean subjecting themselves to catcalling, harassment, rape, and a system built to deny them justice. By Mary Pilon.
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Millennials are obsessed with side hustles because they’re all we’ve got
The side hustle offers something worth much more than money: A hedge against feeling stuck and dull and cheated by life.
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What We Owe the White House Slaves: $83 Million
The slaves who built the White House got no pay—but their owners got up to $60 a year. So here’s what America really owes the builders’ descendants. By Michael Daly.
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How Exhaustion Became a Status Symbol
From sloth to burnout, each age remakes exhaustion in its own image. By Hannah Rosefield.
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The college debt crisis is even worse than you think
We tell students they need a bachelor’s degree to get ahead. But for too many, the numbers no longer add up. By Neil Swidey.
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The way out of burnout
A psychoanalyst explains why for people feeling “burnt out”, simply trying to relax doesn’t always work. By Josh Cohen.
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“The Future is Hidden within these Realities”
Selected Translations from "Factory Stories"
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America’s cash-strapped teachers are a target for predatory lenders
Many teachers find themselves in the low- to middle-income part of the economy, and companies like MyPaycheckDirect aim to take advantage of that. By Suzanne McGee.
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Three-day workweek is the most productive for employees, study says
A study of both men and women says employees perform best when they work 25 hours per week, but only if they’re older than a certain age.
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Too Old for Hard Labor, but Still on the Job
Some blue-collar workers trade the physical stress for related work that takes advantage of their knowledge and experience. By Christopher Farrell.
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Three Years of Nights
Violence convulses the city after dark. Reporting on it leaves its own scars. By Peter Nickeas.
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5 reasons why the company you want to work for won’t hire telecommuters (and 4 ways to get hired anyway)
Hiring managers share their sincere reasons to insist you work in the office—and a few tips for how you might convince them otherwise.
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Why Capitalism Creates Pointless Jobs
It’s as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working. By David Graeber.
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