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
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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.
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