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Driven to Disaster: Why Major Cities Must Abolish the Paid Taxicab Medallion System
The recent New York City taxicab driver hunger strike underscores a stark economic reality for cab drivers in major cities around the...
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Dec 10, 20214 min read


Why Uber Failed in Europe
Uber, the San Francisco based transportation network company founded in 2009, has been incredibly successful in the United States,...
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Jan 6, 20183 min read


Hailing in the Unions
While Uber and Lyft let drivers take the wheel in making their own schedules, we ought not ignore the impact these “sharing economy” apps...
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Apr 16, 20171 min read


Sharing Is Caring
Over the last few years, companies like Uber and Airbnb have exploded onto the national and international economic scenes. Uber was...
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Dec 7, 20165 min read


Sharing Isn’t Caring: The Perils of the Trendiest New Economic Sector
While sitting in heavy traffic, it is easy to fall into conversation with your taxi driver. In one such conversation, my taxi driver in...
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Nov 4, 20166 min read


Stripped of Rights
Red had had enough. Casa Diablo, the vegan Portland strip club where she danced, had crossed one too many lines. The daily, unchecked...
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Dec 8, 20156 min read


Magic Pool Bus: The rise of microtransit puts public transit access at a crossroads
Pleading with your neighborhood Uber driver to let you and your nine drunk friends into the back of their Honda Civic may soon be a thing...
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Nov 6, 20156 min read


Are Uber Drivers Employees? The Growing Labor Crisis in the “Sharing Economy”
On June 17, the California Labor Commission ruled that Uber driver Barbara Ann Berwick was an “employee” of Uber. For most users of the...
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Oct 14, 20154 min read


International Gridlock: The State of Uber Worldwide
Less than a year ago, Uber made headlines for massive funding increases and rapid, city-a-day global expansion. The company, which...
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Apr 5, 20154 min read
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