Date archives "August 2016"

Book of the Day: ‘Heralding Article 25’, by Mohammed Mesbahi

Share The World’s Resources (STWR) have published a book version of the ground-breaking text by Mohammed Mesbahi, which proposes a ‘people’s strategy for world transformation’ based on a massive mobilisation of civil society to end hunger and life-threatening poverty as an overriding international priority. Mesbahi argues that meeting the basic requirements outlined in Article 25… Continue reading

Kim Moody on the Crappy State of Labor in the Gig Economy

Chris Brooks interviews Kim Moody for Labor Notes, about the state of workers in (and outside) the ‘gig economy’: Labor Notes: We read a lot about the “gig economy,” where workers cycle through multiple jobs using app-based companies like Uber, TaskRabbit [for everyday tasks such as cleaning or moving], and Mechanical Turk [for online tasks… Continue reading