April M. Short / Independent Media InstituteFeb 27, 2020
Freecycle plans to add a lending and borrowing tool to encourage people to share with friends and neighbors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJun 5, 2019
Corporations are increasingly hiring part-time, freelance and contract workers, threatening the basic livelihoods of millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2016
As part of the deal, the managing director of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will take a seat on the controversial car-hailing company's board. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Peter Richardson / TruthdigMay 2, 2016
The Sharing Economy, epitomized by companies such as Uber and Airbnb, "is a movement for deregulation," Tom Slee writes "It's not about building an alternative to a corporate-driven market economy; it's about extending the deregulated free market into new areas of our lives"
The Sharing Economy, epitomized by companies such as Uber and Airbnb, "is a movement for deregulation," Tom Slee writes". Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2016
The so-called sharing economy has extended its reach into the market for housing for the digital workforce. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigNov 30, 2015
In this holiday season, it’s especially appropriate to acknowledge how many Americans don’t have steady work. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 13, 2015
Even before the founding of the transportation company Uber in 2009, "the United States economy was rapidly becoming an Uber economy writ large, with tens of millions of Americans involved in some form of freelancing, contracting, temping or outsourcing,” reports The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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