Videos

Making the Gig Economy Work for Workers

The gig economy has upended the traditional employer-employee relationship and informalized work globally. Now workers around the world are pushing back.

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Investing for the Workplace Technology We Want

Technology is driving advancements in the workplace, but it’s imperative for companies to invest in workers to make progress on social and business goals.

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Bossware Is Coming for You: Worker Surveillance Technology Is Everywhere

Technology enables companies to monitor their employees constantly. But workers are organizing to fight back.

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Giving the Power of Data Back to Rideshare Drivers

Data is power, and rideshare drivers are at a disadvantage when corporations keep them in the dark. Driver’s Seat Cooperative is working to give data and power back to workers.

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Justice by the Numbers

An innovative partnership between lawyers for the ACLU of Massachusetts and public interest technologist Paola Villarreal resulted in the single largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history.

Realizing Democracy: Policymaking as Powerbuilding

K. Sabeel Rahman, Hollie Russon Gilman, and Joelle Gamble discuss tying policies to programmatic decision-making and stakeholder participation; democratizing and expanding community control of public goods; and creating more responsive, accountable governments.