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A Garbageman's Story

par Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Lu par Jean Brassard ...

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3 heure 10 min

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started ... En savoir plus

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A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started
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Chokepoint Capitalism

How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back

par Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow ...

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11 heure 56 min

A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint ... En savoir plus

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A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint
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Saving Capitalism

For the Many, Not the Few

par Robert B. Reich ...

Lu par Robert B. Reich ...

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8 heure 19 min

A Netflix Original DocumentaryAmerica was once celebrated for and defined by its large and prosperous middle class. Now, this middle class is shrinking, a new oligarchy is rising, and the country faces its greatest wealth disparity in eighty years. Why is the economic system that made America strong suddenly failing us, and how can it be fixed?Leading political economist and bestselling author ... En savoir plus

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A Netflix Original DocumentaryAmerica was once celebrated for and defined by its large and prosperous middle class. Now, this middle class is shrinking, a new oligarchy is rising, and the country faces its greatest wealth disparity in eighty years. Why is the economic system that made America strong suddenly failing us, and how can it be fixed?Leading political economist and bestselling author
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

par Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Lu par Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

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8 heure 14 min

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... En savoir plus

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This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... En savoir plus
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The Road to Station X

From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park: A Memoir of One Woman’s Journey Through World War Two

par Sarah Baring ...

Lu par Polly Lee ...

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4 heure 6 min

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park.How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes?Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939 ... En savoir plus

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In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park.How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes?Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939
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Coffeeland

One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug

par Augustine Sedgewick ...

Lu par Jason Culp ...

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14 heure 56 min

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story
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Beaten Down, Worked Up

The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor

par Steven Greenhouse ...

Lu par Fred Sanders ...

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15 heure 34 min

“A page-turning book that spans a century of worker strikes.... Engrossing, character-driven, panoramic.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWe live in an era of soaring corporate profits and anemic wage gains, one in which low-paid jobs and blighted blue-collar communities have become a common feature of our nation’s landscape. Behind these trends lies a little-discussed problem: the decades-long ... En savoir plus

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“A page-turning book that spans a century of worker strikes.... Engrossing, character-driven, panoramic.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWe live in an era of soaring corporate profits and anemic wage gains, one in which low-paid jobs and blighted blue-collar communities have become a common feature of our nation’s landscape. Behind these trends lies a little-discussed problem: the decades-long
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Average Is Over

Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation

par Tyler Cowen ...

Lu par Andrew Garman ...

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8 heure 42 min

Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three ... En savoir plus

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Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three
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Tilbage til arbejdet

- Sådan bekæmper vi pseudoarbejde i organisationer

par Dennis Nørmark ...

Lu par Dennis Nørmark ...

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9 heure 56 min

Vores arbejde drukner i målinger, rapporteringer, møder, kontrol, dokumentationskrav og velmente, men overflødige initiativer, omstruktureringer og projekter. Alt sammen pseudoarbejde, der lægges oveni det rigtige arbejde og ikke efterlader sig noget værdifuldt.I Tilbage til arbejdet tager antropolog Dennis Nørmark tråden op fra bogen Pseudoarbejde, som han i 2018 skrev sammen med filosof Anders ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

Vores arbejde drukner i målinger, rapporteringer, møder, kontrol, dokumentationskrav og velmente, men overflødige initiativer, omstruktureringer og projekter. Alt sammen pseudoarbejde, der lægges oveni det rigtige arbejde og ikke efterlader sig noget værdifuldt.I Tilbage til arbejdet tager antropolog Dennis Nørmark tråden op fra bogen Pseudoarbejde, som han i 2018 skrev sammen med filosof Anders
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The Great Escape

A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America

par Saket Soni ...

Lu par Saket Soni ...

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12 heure 37 min

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker
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Career Advancement and Negotiation

par Dorian Frinch ...

Lu par Digital Voice James Albert E ...

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24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Career growth is rarely the result of luck. It requires clear goals, valuable skills, professional visibility, and the confidence to advocate for what you deserve. Career Advancement and Negotiation offers a practical guide to increasing your earning potential by pursuing promotions, developing high-value abilities, demonstrating leadership, and ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Career growth is rarely the result of luck. It requires clear goals, valuable skills, professional visibility, and the confidence to advocate for what you deserve. Career Advancement and Negotiation offers a practical guide to increasing your earning potential by pursuing promotions, developing high-value abilities, demonstrating leadership, and
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La revolución emocional

¡Todos necesitamos lo mismo para sentirnos bien!

par Inma Puig ...

Lu par Inma Puig ...

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5 heure 38 min

A partir de historias vividas, Inma Puig muestra cómo aprender a gestionar las propias emociones y a entender las de los demás en el entorno personal y empresarial nos permite descubrir otra realidad. Esta «evolución emocional» al alcance de todos abrirá sin duda las puertas a un mundo mejor.Nos hallamos inmersos en una revolución en la que los cambios tecnológicos se suceden a un ritmo ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

A partir de historias vividas, Inma Puig muestra cómo aprender a gestionar las propias emociones y a entender las de los demás en el entorno personal y empresarial nos permite descubrir otra realidad. Esta «evolución emocional» al alcance de todos abrirá sin duda las puertas a un mundo mejor.Nos hallamos inmersos en una revolución en la que los cambios tecnológicos se suceden a un ritmo
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Gigged

The End of the Job and the Future of Work

par Sarah Kessler ...

Lu par Hillary Huber ...

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7 heure 15 min

"With deep reporting and graceful storytelling, Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American workforce. Her analysis is both astute and nuanced, making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work." —Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing—is landing the right gig the new American Dream?One in three American workers ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

"With deep reporting and graceful storytelling, Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American workforce. Her analysis is both astute and nuanced, making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work." —Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing—is landing the right gig the new American Dream?One in three American workers
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The Maker Movement Manifesto

Rules for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers

par Mark Hatch ...

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5 heure 48 min

YOU can create the next breakthrough innovationA revolution is under way. But it's not about tearing down the old guard. It's about building, it's about creating, it's about breathing life into groundbreaking new ideas. It's called the Maker Movement, and it's changing the world.Mark Hatch has been at the forefront of the Maker Movement since it began. A cofounder of TechShop--the first, largest, ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

YOU can create the next breakthrough innovationA revolution is under way. But it's not about tearing down the old guard. It's about building, it's about creating, it's about breathing life into groundbreaking new ideas. It's called the Maker Movement, and it's changing the world.Mark Hatch has been at the forefront of the Maker Movement since it began. A cofounder of TechShop--the first, largest,
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Why We Work

par Barry Schwartz ...

Lu par Barry Schwartz ...

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2 heure 48 min

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we
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The Robots Are Coming!

The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation

par Andres Oppenheimer ...

Lu par Henry Levya ...

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12 heure 45 min

Staying true to his trademark journalistic approach, Andrés Oppenheimer takes his readers on yet another journey, this time across the globe, in a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today's jobs in the foreseeable age of automation.The Robots Are Coming! centers around the issue of jobs and their future in the context of rapid automation and the growth of online ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

Staying true to his trademark journalistic approach, Andrés Oppenheimer takes his readers on yet another journey, this time across the globe, in a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today's jobs in the foreseeable age of automation.The Robots Are Coming! centers around the issue of jobs and their future in the context of rapid automation and the growth of online
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Bullyproof Your Workplace

Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying

par Rae A. Stonehouse ...

Lu par Mike A Google-gnerated Arificial Intelligence ...

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3 heure 23 min

Are you fed up with workplace bullies and dreading going in each day due to toxic environments? Act now & bullyproof your workplace.Bullying in the workplace can take many forms, from verbal abuse to exclusion from group activities, and it can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical health. In "Bullyproof Your Workplace: Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying," retired ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

Are you fed up with workplace bullies and dreading going in each day due to toxic environments? Act now & bullyproof your workplace.Bullying in the workplace can take many forms, from verbal abuse to exclusion from group activities, and it can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical health. In "Bullyproof Your Workplace: Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying," retired
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Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers

par PBS NewsHour ...

Lu par PBS NewsHour ...

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8 min

At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing to work just a few months of the year. But this year, the number of available visas is way down. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. ... En savoir plus

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At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing to work just a few months of the year. But this year, the number of available visas is way down. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
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Hire With Your Head, 4th Edition

Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams

par Lou Adler ...

Lu par Stephen Bowlby ...

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9 heure 56 min

In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company.This book will help you address your hiring and recruitment issues, not just by making you ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company.This book will help you address your hiring and recruitment issues, not just by making you
... En savoir plus
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The Best Staff - Keep the Best - Free the Rest

par D. A. Spence ...

Lu par G Thomas Craig ...

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2 heure 8 min

Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read.Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence ... En savoir plus

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Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read.Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence
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Fair Shot

Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn

par Chris Hughes ...

Lu par Chris Hughes ...

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4 heure 56 min

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means
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The Cancer Factory

Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers

par Jim Morris ...

Lu par Jeff Zinn ...

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10 heure 8 min

**2025 Science in Society Journalism Award winner: "A searing indictment of systemic injustice…With safety regulations facing renewed threats, The Cancer Factory is, tragically, more timely than ever.”“No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim Morris.”—Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Toms River“A powerful and essential read.”—Anna Clark, author of The ... En savoir plus

$37.99 CAD

**2025 Science in Society Journalism Award winner: "A searing indictment of systemic injustice…With safety regulations facing renewed threats, The Cancer Factory is, tragically, more timely than ever.”“No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim Morris.”—Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Toms River“A powerful and essential read.”—Anna Clark, author of The
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50 år i jernet

par Palle Petersen ...

Lu par Preben Lehrdorff Rye ...

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1 heures 39 min

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv, ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv,
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Hell to Pay

How the Suppression of Wages Is Destroying America

par Michael Lind ...

Lu par Joe Knezevich ...

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5 heure 12 min

From one of America’s leading thinkers, a provocative diagnosis of the cause of America’s decline—and a searing indictment of those who caused itFor nearly half a century, Americans have been bombarded by neoliberal propaganda promoting the lie that wages are objectively determined by impersonal labor markets. This falsehood has been repeated by academics, journalists, business leaders, and ... En savoir plus

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From one of America’s leading thinkers, a provocative diagnosis of the cause of America’s decline—and a searing indictment of those who caused itFor nearly half a century, Americans have been bombarded by neoliberal propaganda promoting the lie that wages are objectively determined by impersonal labor markets. This falsehood has been repeated by academics, journalists, business leaders, and
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