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In Most Countries, 40 Hours + Minimum Wage = Poverty

In Most Countries, 40 Hours + Minimum Wage = Poverty Last week, we noted that Democratic lawmakers in the US are pushing for what they call “$12 by ’20” which, as the name implies, is an effort to raise the minimum wage to $12/hour over the course of the next five years. Republicans argue that if Democrats […]

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A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse – David Graeber on “The Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs”

A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse – David Graeber on “The Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs” Graeber’s argument is similar to one he made in a 2013 article called “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs”, in which he argued that, in 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that by the end of the century technology would have […]

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Pulling the plug, part 1

Pulling the plug, part 1  We can refuse to participate in a dead society gone shopping. — Joe Bageant Once we understand what feeds it, it becomes possible to think of stopping the Machine. I puzzled over this one for a long time, only to suddenly grok the obvious: the fodder for the Machine is our […]

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Students Tell Government They Won’t Work For Free On Logo For Canada’s 150th Birthday

Students Tell Government They Won’t Work For Free On Logo For Canada’s 150th Birthday Many young Canadian designers are expressing outrage that the federal government would ask them to work for free. The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) has launched a campaign to boycott the Canadian Heritage ministry’s competition to find a logo for Canada’s upcoming 150th […]

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