No one is discussing or even mentioning it. Say, three months into the Trump Presidency an infuriated supporter of ISIS lays a bomb in one of the many Trump Towers. The explosion wrecks the building, killing scores of people. Another 9/11. First, there would be a giant exodus of companies and private individuals from Trump …
The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the independent workforce is some 162 million people, up to 30% of the working-age population in the United States (and most of Europe)..The report looked at the full spectrum of ways in which individuals earned income outside traditional employee roles. It says independent workers fit into four key segments: …
The gig economy has transformed the way we work in Britain, says Andrew Grice. Some five million people – one in seven of the workforce – are now classified as self-employed: an incredible rise of 45% since 2000. Indeed, when Tory ministers boast of creating 2.7 million jobs since 2010, what they don’t say is …
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That there is still slavery, alive and well, in the world, is a fact that should shock us all. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are, globally, 36 million slaves, a fact that adds $150 billion annually to the criminal economy. Slavery is not only unacceptable morally; it also has a disproportionate impact on …
The citizens of the District of Columbia, comprising 680,000 people, pay more Federal income tax than 22 other states. Notwithstanding that, they have no voting member of Congress at all. Eleanor Holmes Norton has been in Congress, representing the District, for many years, but only as an observer. What is the second- most priority …
