LoginThe Politics of the Downwardly Mobile Professional Class
The debate over whether Graham Platner is “working class” comes at a time when more and more people are at risk of falling into it.
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A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs
A French multinational, Schneider Electric, decided to use artificial intelligence in manufacturing to make workers more productive, rather than to replace them. Here’s how that’s going.
Genetic Scores are Booming. But Will Anti-Discrimination Laws Cover Your DNA?
As predictive medicine advances, legal scholars warn that decades-old federal guidelines could set up a potential clash between your genes and your job.
A scanning electron micrograph of human chromosomes. Polygenic risk scoring, increasingly popular in personal medicine, uses an individual’s genome to estimate that person’s likelihood of developing a specific disease.
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Condé Nast Pays Over $400,000 to 3 Journalists Fired Over Protest
The former workers were among a group of employees who confronted the company’s head of human resources about layoffs last fall.
The Manhattan headquarters of Condé Nast, which reached a settlement with the NewsGuild of New York, the union representing workers the company fired.
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Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth
After three months, the fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is spreading, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the shortfall.
A liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar before the war with Iran.
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How Delta Steered Around Airline Industry Chaos
The carrier has become the country’s most profitable by catering to affluent travelers, but it is facing stiffer competition from United.
Delta Air Lines doesn’t plan any drastic changes, said Ed Bastian, who has completed a decade as chief executive.
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Trump Administration Wants Employees to Sign NDAs
Lawyers representing federal workers said the move is intended to chill speech and could be challenged on First Amendment grounds.
The Office of Personnel Management drafted a proposal that federal employees sign a nondisclosure agreement.
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Celebrity Assistants Exist to Indulge Their Bosses, but When Does Duty Cross a Line?
Matthew Perry’s assistant injected the ketamine that killed his employer. His sentencing has some in the demanding profession considering the power dynamics involved.
An autopsy report attributed Matthew Perry’s death in 2023 to the “acute effects" of ketamine. The actor’s personal assistant had found him unresponsive in a hot tub in his home in Los Angeles.
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A.I. Is a Job Creator
A.I. will create more jobs than it will kill.
A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What Ivy League Colleges Can’t
College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.
China Wants A.I. to Flourish, but Not at the Expense of Jobs
A series of precedent-setting rulings signals that Chinese courts are being enlisted to shield workers from displacement by artificial intelligence.
Tech Workers Have Fears About A.I., Too. They Can Do Something About It.
Even the developers of A.I. want regulation. They’re starting to take action.
For China’s Jobless Young People, Hostels Are the Place to Be
Chinese backpacker hostels offering bunk beds for a few dollars a night have become hubs for the anxiety and ambitions of job-seeking youth.
Migrant Workers Propelled China’s Rise. Now Many See Few Options.
Migrant workers, who moved from China’s villages to its big cities, were a secret weapon building the economy. Now many see few options.
