Tag Archives: labor

A Brief History of Racial and Social Injustice Drawn and Painted

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Artists’ views of bigotry, violence and labor unrest in America. Continue reading →

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Work in America: Why is Full Employment So Unfulfilling?

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Ken Dowell

Economists in the U.S. describe full employment as an unemployment rate that is between 4 and 6.4%. In October the unemployment rate was 4.1%. It had hovered around 5% throughout 2016. Depending on which economist’s definition of full employment you … Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: The Industrial Revolution Ends Here

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Is the era of massive organizations providing cookie-cutter products and services about to end? Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: Technology and Jobs

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Ken Dowell

While there is no question that technology disrupts the job market, the question of whether it creates or destroys more jobs has no clear answer. Continue reading →

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Coding Our Future: What Becomes of Work?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Ken Dowell

After the march of the robots, what jobs are left? Continue reading →

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Techonomy Policy Conference: The Sharing Economy and What It Means for Work

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Ken Dowell

The on-demand economy and the unbundling of employment Continue reading →

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Descendants of the Silk Strike: Two Book Reviews

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of books by two authors whose grandparents lived through the Paterson Silk Strike. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Finding the Time

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Ken Dowell

The history of American vacationing in the 19th and early 20th century is a story of gradual growth in the number of people who went on vacation and the places they choose to go.  But by well into the 20th … Continue reading →

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On a Street Once Lined with Striking Silk Workers

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Ken Dowell

On a quiet residential street in Haledon, N.J., one house stands out from its neighbors. It is taller, more stately, and much older. And it is a national landmark because of its role in the history of the American labor … Continue reading →

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