Samuel Florman, “Nice Work”
From Samuel Florman’s “Nice Work”, originally published in the May 1976 issue of Harper’s: What do people want out of life? That is one of those questions whose answer can be shaped by the way in which...
View ArticleNAFTA was a bad deal for U.S. workers. That’s one of the reasons I expect bad...
I’ve made multiple TPP-related posts of the past months – find them as well as older ones here. (Just click the “TPP” tag over on the right.) In terms of what we might expect if the TPP is enacted,...
View ArticleHonor Labor
Sept. 1, 2014 Yesterday my daughter asked what I’d be doing at work tomorrow (i.e., today). I told her I didn’t have to go to work because it’s a holiday, Labor Day. She asked what Labor Day is....
View ArticleA chart for Labor Day
From a report by Josh Bivens and Larry Mishel that I linked to in last week’s Digest (but have only skimmed to date). Paul Krugman posted a nice top-level takeway yesterday evening. From his...
View ArticleLabor Day Must Listen: “Why Do We Work?”
One of the segments on WBUR’s On Point this morning, “Why Do We Work?” From the teaser: We work to live, we live to work. Most of us lucky enough to have a job give most of our waking hours to our...
View ArticleOn following your passion
Mike the Mad Biologist noted this piece in his links today: Bailey Poland, “Follow Your Passion” is Terrible Career Advice Good essay. Related reading/listening: Gordon Marino, A Life Beyond ‘Do What...
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