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The Long Feminist History of Fighting for Universal Childcare
The erasure of childcare as a feminist agenda point has had various consequences.
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To Be Young, Messy, and Black: “Luster” Depicts Millennial Black Girl Angst
Edie refuses to practice tokenism to secure financial, personal, creative, and romantic stability.
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As Struggling Creatives Join Sex Work, What Do Long-Term Sex Workers Lose?
Even if they don’t practice sex work, many creatives tap into sexuality as an extension of self, exploring it in sculpture, photography, and performance.
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Very Online: Twitter Has United Freelance Writers and Fair-Pay Advocates
“People are reading more content, and there are more freelancers, but there are fewer editors and staffers, and less money.”
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Trial by Firing: Are Unions the Cure for Post Traumatic Press Disorder?
The vulture capitalists currently doing their damndest to gut and consolidate the media cannot be trusted.
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Memes to an End: Making the Case for the Living Wage on TikTok
Customer-service workers are sick of being abused and devalued, and while their skits are funny, they’re also communicating a shift that needs to happen in a society that prides itself as progressive.
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Work with Benefits: COVID-19 Illustrates the Pros of Remote Work
Put disabled workers first for once; we’re the ones who have the best hacks for surviving social distancing like pros.
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Brokest System: Progressive Candidates Keep Their Distance from Welfare Reform
Every person, regardless of their income level or employment status, is worthy and valuable and deserves to be treated with respect and dignity.
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Flewed Out: After 20 Years, “Chicken Run” Remains a Lesson in Ethical Labor
Ginger and her chooks taught us that collective action, coalition building, consciousness-raising, and plucky persistence are necessary ingredients for a revolution.
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Work in Progress: The Indian Directors Highlighting Depictions of Household Labor
Invisibilizing domestic labor allows men to ascribe higher value to the more “masculine” work they have traditionally performed.
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