racism America's obsession with tipping of course has racist roots Thom Dunn

uber For most people, driving for Uber or Lyft just ain't worth it Séamus Bellamy

penny U.S. mints final penny today Rob Beschizza

Business LA hotel that charges $2,600 a night pinches pennies from poorest employees Ellsworth Toohey

donald trump JD Vance caught lying about egg prices in viral video gaffe Mark Frauenfelder

police Every cop in small Minnesota town quits over pay Rob Beschizza

politics In conservative states, people die younger Elías Villoro

california Total Recall: If you're a California resident, please vote by tomorrow Jordan Kurland

workers Whatever happened to the company that decided to pay all of its employees a $70K minimum wage? Thom Dunn

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

Business Beyond the gig economy: "platform co-ops" that run their own apps Cory Doctorow

Business Transcription service rev.com cuts "professional transcriptionists'" effective hourly wage from $6.35 to $4.50 Cory Doctorow

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente

Business For the first time since the 70s, New York State is set to enshrine sweeping tenants' protections Cory Doctorow

Business Now that Uber and Lyft are public, their inevitable financial collapse is much clearer Cory Doctorow

rideshare New York City taxi and rideshare drivers to receive a living wage Séamus Bellamy

Business Amazon will raise its minimum wage for employees to $15 (what about contractors?) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Cloud computing and DRM: a match made in hell Cory Doctorow