Whether you think automation is a serious issue for the future of work may depend on your prior perspective about the history of this issue. Many economists, Dean Baker among them, note that previous
What the hell is actually in a Subway sandwich, which really doesn’t deserve the name? Subway describes its tuna sandwich as “freshly baked bread” layered with “flaked tuna blended with cr
We are now evidently at Peak Fast Food Discourse, with major magazines running pieces on the rivalry between fast food chicken sandwiches. During the throes of #popeyesgate, I found myself surprisingl
I used to be a vegetarian for 10 years. That is no longer true. But one strong principle still stands–if the meat is terrible, why kill an animal for it? That’s especially true in low leve
Donald Trump evidently thinks his favorite food is the same of Clemson’s football team–cold Wendy’s burgers and fries. POTUS with “great American food” for Clemson Tigers visitin
At a terrible time like this, we have to remember that the courts can actually do the right thing from time to time and we have to hold onto the small victories and take some heart from them. In-N-Out
This is the grave of J.R. Simplot. Born in 1909 in Dubuque, Iowa, the next year his family migrated west to Idaho, to homestead a farm in the Magic Valley, which frankly isn’t all that magical.
One of the many indignities low wage workers suffer is with their schedules. Whether the constant shift of their schedules week to week, reporting to work and being sent home after an hour if business