Raw Deal by Steven Hill Summary
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"Raw Deal" exposes how Uber and gig economy giants exploit American workers under the guise of innovation. Steven Hill's eye-opening 2015 analysis reveals shocking labor disparities between the US and other developed nations, sparking crucial debates about the future of work on national platforms like C-SPAN.
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When Your Home Becomes Your Office and Your Car Becomes Your Bedroom
What happens when an award-winning photographer starts sleeping in one room of his own house while strangers occupy the rest? Frederic Larson, once a Pulitzer finalist at the San Francisco Chronicle, found himself in exactly this predicament after losing his job in 2009. Between renting out his Marin County home on Airbnb and driving for Lyft four nights a week, he was monetizing every asset he owned just to stay afloat. This isn't a dystopian novel-it's the lived reality of America's new economy, where one-third of workers now freelance and nearly half will be "independent" within a decade. We're witnessing the systematic dismantling of middle-class employment, dressed up in the cheerful language of "disruption" and "sharing." But strip away the glossy marketing, and you'll find something far more troubling: a return to pre-New Deal working conditions, where economic security has become a luxury rather than a standard feature of employment.
The Great Unraveling of America's Safety Net
The Human Cost of "Disruption"
The Mythology of "Belonging" and "Sharing"
When Algorithms Become Your Boss and Competition
Rebuilding the Social Contract for a New Era
The Choice We Face
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