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The “gig economy” is taking over the world. But you probably didn’t need to be reminded of that as you order your Uber driver or book a handyman on TaskRabbit. If you’re not a gig worker yourself (full time or on the side), then your employer probably has relied on them at some point by […]
After traveling the entire country last year, the road that still haunts me the most is South Dixie Street in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb in the Dayton metropolitan area. There, an addiction recovery center stands two doors from a funeral home and just a few blocks from a pharmacy that advertises “prescriptions” in big, neon […]
Low inflation is not always good for the economy. However, for Russia, whose economy has been dominated by skyrocketing inflation after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it’s a good sign. Inflation in Russia now stands at 2.18 percent, and for the first time ever it is lower than US inflation, which is currently 2.2 […]
Two days before his sixth straight WBC heavyweight championship defense, this time against Bermane Stiverne, Deontay Wilder sits in the balcony of Manhattan’s Edison Ballroom, staring down at — no, through — the throngs of media waiting for him to speak. Moments later, onstage, he’ll stare through Stiverne too. “Once I hit 15 knockouts in […]
GETTY America’s New York City is a must-see There’s something magical about New York at Christmastime. The ice skaters gliding round the Rockefeller Center’s open air rink, beneath the dazzling Christmas tree; the twinkling lights at the many pop-up markets and fairs; the gleaming department store windows beckoning you inside, and the beauty of Central […]
GETTY Bolivia: The Uyuni salt flats and The city of La Paz With not a soul to be seen all the way to the horizon and the silence almost deafening, the red picnic table was unfolded and laden with chicken, rice, vegetables, sweet oranges and three varieties of the 200 kinds of potato grown here […]
When a 45-year-old man pulled a 35-year-old woman into a room and raped her in the less affluent outskirts of Lima while she worked door-to-door for the census on October 22, the brutal crime appeared in keeping with an embarrassing reputation Peru has gained. In 2017 alone, the country has registered 94 feminicides, over 2,100 […]
The son of a Korean War veteran and civil rights activist, Setti Warren knew that he too wanted to make a difference. To hear him tell it, he felt called to a life of service. So, naturally, he set his sights on medicine. Except, “I was way too squeamish to be a doctor,” Warren, 47, […]
Welcome toThird Rail With OZY, a new TV show presented by OZY and WGBH, where we debate provocative hot topics with experts and celebrities every Friday night. The subject of last week’s show was “Is Violence in America’s DNA?” You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity. Check back later this week for […]
Join us forThird Rail With OZY, a new TV show presented by OZY and WGBH, where we debateprovocative hot topics with experts and celebrities every Friday night. The subject of this week’s show: “Is violence in America’s DNA?” Tune in Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET on PBS, or online, and be sure to weigh in […]
