Necrocapitalism in the Gig Economy: The Case of Platform Food Couriers in Australia
Although recent deaths of multiple couriers on the road have raised awareness of the dangers of on-demand food delivery, there remains limited government regulation of the industry in many jurisdicti...
Union-busting isn't just disgusting, it's usually illegal. We've launched this map to bring attention to the union-busting industry and to track union-busting activities throughout the United States.
47 Reasons Why Corporate America Needs To Die Before It Kills Us All
Corporate America used to be that friendly giant who welcomed all. If you owned a suit and tie, a bachelor's degree and a glossy résumé, you were in. You were part of his house and if you played by his rules, you could stay there as long as you…
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal United States tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan to beneficiaries; Establishing standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries; Providing for appropriate remedies and access to...
Anarchist economics is the set of theories and practices of economic activity within the political philosophy of anarchism. With the exception of anarcho-capitalists who accept private ownership of the means of production, anarchists are anti-capitalists.[1][2][3] They argue that its characteristic institutions promote and reproduce various forms of economic activity which they consider oppressive, including private property, hierarchical production relations, collecting rents from private property, taking a profit in exchanges and collecting interest on loans.[1...
Free-market anarchism,[1] or market anarchism,[2] also known as free-market anti-capitalism[3] and free-market socialism,[4][5][6] is the branch of anarchism that advocates a free-market economic system based on voluntary interactions without the involvement of the state. A form of individualist anarchism,[7] left-libertarianism[3][8] and libertarian socialism,[4][5] it is based on the economic theories of mutualism and individualist anarchism in the United States.[3] Left-wing market anarchism i...
A mixed economy is variously defined as an economic system blending elements of market economies with elements of planned economies, free markets with state interventionism, or private enterprise with public enterprise.[1] There is no single definition of a mixed economy.[2] One definition is about a mixture of markets with state interventionism, referring to capitalist market economies with strong regulatory oversight, interventionist policies and governmental provision of public services. Another definition is political in nature and strictly refers to an economy containin...
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