Employment

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  4/10/2020
  

  Could the Pandemic Wind Up Fixing What’s Broken About Work in America?

  “Pandemics as a social shock do give workers more leverage to demand things,” said Patrick Wyman, a historian and host of the Tides of History podcast. 

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  3/6/2020
  

  The Bleak Job Landscape of Adjunctopia for Ph.D.s

  Ruthless labor exploitation? Generational betrayal? Understanding the job crisis in academia requires a look at recent history.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  8-18-18
  

  It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs

  by Louis Hyman

  The insecure nature of work is a result of decisions by corporations and policymakers.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  1/9/18
  

  The Future of Work, a History

  by Kevin Baker

  America has a long, complicated track record of dreading that robots would take our jobs.

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• SOURCE: The Brookings Institution
  3-15-16
  

  Voter anger explained—in one chart

  Take a look at this single, stark chart depicting the 35-year history of U.S. employment in manufacturing industries.