By Hatim Rahman, author of Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers
It was barely a decade ago that many of us became enamored by the “gig” economy. Booking a room, ride, or restaurant took seconds and could be done at virtually any time or place.
A major factor ena...
Publishers Weekly just named their Big Indie Books of Fall 2020 – and we’re proud to say that Juliet B. Schor’s After the Gig made the list!
PW’s picks highlight the not-be-missed indie releases of the season, across many genres and audiences. Their selection shows the timeliness of Af...
COVID-19 has laid bare the enormous gap between the value that frontline workers bring to society and the low wages many earn in return. Ringing up groceries, driving buses and ambulances, and delivering food are all considered essential work, and demand for these services is surging. The...
Uber has released their safety report detailing nearly 6,000 incidents of sexual assault in 2017 and 2018 combined. But as Sociologist & Gig Economy Researcher Alexandrea J. Ravenelle says in her New York Times op-ed, the statistics in the Uber report don’t tell the whole story of...
Many assume that only younger people work in the gig economy. But according to Alexandrea J. Ravenelle, author of Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, “about a quarter of those in the gig economy are closer to their forties, fifties, and even in their sixti...