The Gig Economy Fantasy
Stories about a new age of precarity are overblown. Workers have had to deal with economic insecurity since the dawn of capitalism.
Articles by: Doug Henwood
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Doug Henwood edits Left Business Observer and is the host of Behind the News. His latest book is My Turn.
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