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Eugene Scalia
October 13, 2022
Timothy Noah
Biden to Gig Economy: Stop Stealing Wages
The Labor Department’s new rule will reverse a Trump-era edict and allow more workers to be classified as employees, not independent contractors. Pay up, Uber.
July 29, 2020
Timothy Noah
Congress Has the “Dumbest Idea Ever” for the Unemployed
With jobless Americans nearing the edge of the cliff, lawmakers are preparing to give them all a little push.
June 21, 2017
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David Dayen
Don’t Get Met—It Pays
Did Trump use an executive order to aid a generous corporate backer?
May 5, 1997
Jeffrey Rosen
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