Tag: Uber
The future of ride sharing
One would hope that this might lead to a ride-sharing operation run by the drivers, with lower prices for customers and a better share of profits for the drivers.
The gig is up: Rep. Deb Haaland introduces bill to make...
Haaland’s legislation would place that burden entirely on Lyft, Uber, and other multinational corporations employing large numbers of so-called independent contractors in the gig economy.
Disrupters in chief
From Washington to Rome, so-called "populist" politicians are hacking away at a genuinely broken status quo. But their alternatives are either uninspired or terrifying.
‘The gig economy’ is the new term for serfdom
Corporate capitalism is establishing a neofeudal serfdom in numerous occupations, a condition in which there are no labor laws, no minimum wage, no benefits, no job security and no regulations.
Uber and Lyft, driving drivers into poverty and despair
"In 2016, Uber and Lyft combined spent more on lobbying than Amazon, Walmart and Microsoft combined. They use their political might to win deregulation bills."
Uber Goes Under in Austin
Arrogant ridesharing corporations thought they could buy an election, but they chose the wrong city.
Uber Driver Allegedly Responsible For Kalamazoo Shooting Spree That Killed 6
Suspect in custody after six-hour shooting rampage kills six and leaves 14-year-old girl in critical condition.
Three Middle-Class-Killing Industries for 2016
The companies in the spotlight are specialists in the disdainful business practices that permeate their industries.
VIDEO: Ride-Sharing Service Uber 'Using Any Means Necessary' to Stop Regulation...
Uber has expanded worldwide at an extremely rapid pace and it is prepared to fight any limitations introduced to them. Cab drivers and cab driver veterans are attempting to get Uber out of New York City and all over the world.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary after AIPAC’s super PAC spends a record $30.6 million
Outside groups supplied 88 percent of the money spent on the Democratic side of a contest AdImpact ranks as the third most expensive Senate primary in US history.