The so-called “share economy” includes independent contractors, temporary workers, the self-employed, part-timers, freelancers, and free agents. Most file 1099s rather than W2s, for tax purposes.
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This trend shifts all economic risks onto workers. 
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Robert Reich revisits John Maynard Keynes prediction about the future of work and shows what is necessary to make his vision happen.
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Many believe that poor people deserve to be poor because they’re lazy. As Speaker John Boehner has said, the poor have a notion that “I really don’t have to work. I don’t really want to do this. I...
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The former secretary of labor on the need for a federal law requiring employers to pay for scheduled work
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It's bad enough that they've bought our politicians. Now the wealthy have bought off the only institutions that can counter their influence.
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The 3 Biggest Myths Blinding Us to the Economic Truth
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The former secretary of labor on the rise of "independent contractors" and the threat they pose to our labor force
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How would you like to live in an economy where robots do everything that can be predictably programmed in advance, and almost all profits go to the robots’ owners?
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Former labor secretary tells Salon why new free-trade behemoth shanks workers -- and helps big corporations
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My recent column about the growth of on-demand jobs like Uber making life less predictable and secure for workers unleashed a small barrage of criticism from some who contend that workers get what they’re worth in the market. Via Gary Yarus
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The former secretary of labor outlines the increasingly dystopian future of America's workforce
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A downturn in demand, or sudden change in consumer needs, or a personal injury or sickness -- and poof goes your income.
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What does Robert Reich think about the sharing economy and Airbnb? Find out in this video. Proposition F brings regulation and accountability to short-term ...
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The World Technology Network (http://www.wtn.net), a peer-elected community of the world's most innovative individuals and organizations in science, technology, and related fields, is launching the first World Summit on Technological Unemployment on September 29, 2015, at the Time Life Conference Center
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Unemployment. A meeting is being held to discuss how humans will be effected by the increase of jobs being taken by robots. I did not realize that Almost 50% of American jobs Will be taken over by technology by 2020.
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'These days it's not unusual for someone on the way to work to receive a text message from her employer saying she's not needed right then.' Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog
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The former secretary of labor examines how she can win the election -- and win over the American people
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The former secretary of labor debunks one of the longest running myths about higher education
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The biggest economic challenge we face is allocating work and gains from it more decently
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The richest Americans hold more of the nation’s wealth than they have in almost a century. What do they spend it on? As you might expect, personal jets, giant yachts, works of art, and luxury penthouses.
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The former secretary of labor explains why agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership only make the rich richer
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The former secretary of labor on the dangers of the sharing economy and our growing intolerance for labor unions
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How would you like to live in an economy where robots do everything that can be predictably programmed in advance, and almost all profits go to the robots’ owners?
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