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Illustration by Dalbert Vilarino

Work Sucks

An exploration of how we work, why we work, and when we might stop

Illustration by Dalbert Vilarino

Work Sucks

An exploration of how we work, why we work, and when we might stop

Illustration by Dalbert Vilarino
The Essential Worker Strike Wave
More than 1,000 frontline workers are on strike as the pandemic rages in New York City. Could this be a flash of what’s to come?
Luis Feliz Leon
You Don’t Have to Love Your Job
What if workers channeled their passion into organizing for better pay and conditions instead?
Jonathan Malesic
The Beginning of the End of Meaningless Work
Ten years out from “The Problem With Work,” the theorist Kathi Weeks considers the current labor crisis, “essential” jobs, and post-pandemic futures
Melissa Gira Grant
The Presidency Is a Bad Job
A consideration of dirty work, the people who dream of doing it, and what it means for everyone else
Blair McClendon
My Life Sewing T-Shirts for 26 Cents an Hour
You might think I work outside the U.S., beyond the reach of our labor laws. You’d be wrong.
Wesley Williams
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