Feudalism

Skip to comments. Government Outlaws Freelance Work Townhall.com ^ | March 11, 2020 | John Stossel Posted on 03/11/2020 3:34:33 AM PDT by Kaslin Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many…

Freelance jobs are "feudalism," says Democratic California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez.She persuaded California's legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime, unemployment insurance, etc. Politicians said it would help freelancers a lot.Of course, much…

If the growing novel coronavirus outbreak becomes a lasting pandemic, it could accelerate fundamental changes in the economy, politics and the workplace.The big picture: A truly global infectious disease event like COVID-19 can be every bit as transformative for the future as a global war or economic depression. The impacts…

Yves here. It’s not looking pretty in the travel industry, particularly for players like airlines that have international business as important. Even casual readers of the press have heard about widespread coronavirus-induced cancellations of conferences, restrictions in some countries and regions of large gatherings, corporate travel bans, and scuppered sports…

In the pursuit of a communist society, many Marxist-Leninist authors have written about the new kind of person who will create this society. This new human being will be a stark contrast to the kind of person that existed in a capitalist system. Once these capitalist chains are removed, mankind…

He is perhaps Britain’s foremost cinematic chronicler of working-class angst and quotidian humanism. Photo: Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Ken Loach first learned about the “gig economy.” The debilitating delusion underlying that concept — the dream of being your own…

He is perhaps Britain’s foremost cinematic chronicler of working-class angst and quotidian humanism. Photo: Zeitgeist Films/Kino Lorber I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when Ken Loach first learned about the “gig economy.” The debilitating delusion underlying that concept — the dream of being your own…

It is not uncommon to encounter political theorists and pundits who insist that political centralization is a boon to economic growth.  In both cases, it is claimed the presence of a unifying central regime—whether in Brussels or in Washington, DC, for example—is essential in ensuring the efficient and free flow…

Key Point: The Confederacy could not recover after the battle and the conflict has become legendary. This battle also was important in that it showcased the Civil War in miniature. The occasion was, for the North, inauspicious. In the Battle of First Manassas, the Federals were routed, humiliated, and almost…

Reviewing these books for me has been as much a trip down memory lane of ideas, concepts, struggles and theories as it must have been for Devaki Jain when she curated them. Generations of Women’s Studies and Development Studies students have learnt a great deal from her writings. Our understanding…