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Future of Work
August 14, 2014
Jody Miller, William Hays Weissman
Freelance Workers Are Our Future. So Why Are We Penalizing Them?
August 7, 2014
Amy Weiss-Meyer
Office Snacks Are Bad For You
All those free goodies aren't just detrimental to the cleanliness of your keyboard
August 6, 2014
The New Republic Staff
Are America's Unions Too Local?
A labor economist explains how an industry-wide collective bargaining system would revolutionize the way we work
August 4, 2014
Bryce Covert
The NFL Cheerleaders Should Be Your Fair-Pay Heroes
August 1, 2014
Sean McElwee
When Workers Own Their Companies, Everyone Wins
How a very old economic model could help the new economy
August 1, 2014
Taylor Malmsheimer
The Future of Minimum Wage Will Be Decided in Cities
July 30, 2014
Amy Weiss-Meyer
Social Security Could Decide Who Controls Congress
July 30, 2014
The New Republic Staff
Millennials Don't Want to Climb the Traditional Ladder
Companies are helping young employees find multiple career paths
July 25, 2014
Josh Kovensky
The Most Absurd Job Titles in America
"Digital Prophet" isn't even the worst one.
July 24, 2014
Elizabeth Winkler
The Innovation Myth
Why you can't engineer creativity with "innovation districts"
July 23, 2014
Josh Kovensky
Chief Happiness Officer Is the Latest, Creepiest Job in Corporate America
July 18, 2014
Sarah Sloat
The Google Mega-Campus Can't Compete With Coworking Spaces
Trying to find creativity outside the cubicle
July 16, 2014
Alice Robb
Interruptions Are Even Worse Than We Thought
That Gchat is definitely hurting your work
July 15, 2014
The New Republic Editors
Victims of the Machine
July 11, 2014
Bryce Covert
Why We Still Can't Erase the Gender Pay Gap
July 9, 2014
Bryce Covert
It's Time to Fix the Very Pale, Very Male Boardroom
July 8, 2014
The New Republic Staff
How Big Data Can Improve People Practices and Policies
July 2, 2014
Bryce Covert
We Know We Work Too Much. Now How Do We Stop It?
June 30, 2014
Alice Robb
Yet Another Reason Why We Should All Stand at Work
June 23, 2014
The New Republic Editors
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