gig-economy

Admit It: Hotels Are So Much Better Than Airbnbs

Why would anyone pay extra to stay in a stranger’s house, feed their cat, water their plants and leave the place spotless while they watch you on hidden cameras?

The Giant Box of Cat Litter That Makes Every Amazon Driver Shudder

Dr. Elsey’s weighs in at a whopping 40 pounds, proving to be yet another remarkably heavy burden on gig economy workers tasked with getting it directly to your front door

I Was an Uber Pirate

Confessions of an Uber driver who turned off the app and went rogue

Billionaires Tricked Us Into Voting for a Serfdom

Uber, Lyft and Postmates’ Prop 22 will fundamentally reshape how labor is negotiated — and exploited — in this country