Brian Callaci explains how Uber can use a franchise model to still skirt responsibility to its workers. Read on Slate

With gig work even more unstable and uncertain than before, independent contractors are surviving the pandemic by cobbling together piecemeal labor, unemployment benefits, and COVID-19 stimulus aid. Read on Fast Company

Alex Rosenblat argues for benefits for gig workers. Read on Harvard Business Review

The new-found power of gig economy workers. Read on The Globe and Mail

They deserve the right to protect themselves. Read on The American Prospect

The best way to describe what automation means today might be: machines upfront, people in the back. Read on Slate

The census count cannot be delayed by COVID-19. Read on The Hill

Faculty Fellow Michele Gilman explains how the use of AI in welfare fraud detection often ends up harming the most vulnerable. Read on The Conversation

Senior Researcher Mark Latonero reflects on the limitations of Facebook's new "Oversight Board." Read on Harvard Business Review

Michele Gilman calls for data privacy legislation that engages with an economic justice lens. Read on The Hill