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Permanent Unemployment for Everyone, Brought to You by Vulture Capitalism

Bosses everywhere are trying to get rid of my job—and yours, I suspect.

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Tablet Computers Replacing Servers at Some Restaurants

The quest for efficiency and maximum profits has led some restaurateurs to do away with wait staff and enable customers to place orders through tablet computers installed at their dining table. (more)

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Plight of U.S. Workers, by the Numbers

You already know Americans are overworked. But what are the hard numbers? This collection of charts from definitive sources plainly shows that the biggest industries are hiring the least, the Internet has extended the workday, employed women do more domestic work with less leisure time than men, and more.

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