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The Business Casual Economy
We need creative economic and labor policy that recognizes the growing number of people who straddle the gaping divide between formal employment …
Sep 5
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Tara McMullin
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What We Value Versus What We Pay For
Not everything we value works as a product—or why writing a premium newsletter is more like a crowdfunding campaign than a business
May 21
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Tara McMullin
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How to Make (Seemingly) Impossible Decisions
How 'opportunity cost' can reveal what's really on the line when we make decisions—a case study on choosing to quit social media
May 9
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Tara McMullin
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How to Take Back the Vision of the Creator Economy
"How do you want to live?" that question—and a few more—are at the heart of my conversation with Charlie Gilkey and Kate Tyson.
Apr 18
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Tara McMullin
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'The Creator Economy Is Eating Creative Acts'
This moment on the internet is weird—and more than a little frustrating. I sat down with Charlie Gilkey and Kate Tyson to hash it out.
Apr 11
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Tara McMullin
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Organizing Indie Labor
Feeling powerless in the face of platform companies with billion-dollar valuations? This is the story of one organization doing something about it.
Apr 4
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Tara McMullin
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5 Rules and 3 Ways to Break Them
It's tempting to believe that micro-business owners and independent workers are playing a different game than our tech overlords. (We're not.)
Feb 27
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Tara McMullin
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Economist Blames Introverts For Your Ennui
A lesson in detecting bullsh*t that’s meant to blame and shame for the sake of “the economy”
Jan 30
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Tara McMullin
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The Money Always Goes Up: Or, Escape from the Hacker Class
I've got a lot to say about "Billion Dollar Creator"—this is a small part of it.
Oct 17, 2023
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Tara McMullin
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Having a Hard Time? Well, the Economy is Doing Great!
Why are many people having their "slowest/hardest/most grueling year", asks Jenny Blake, when all the economic indicators are looking good?
Sep 5, 2023
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Tara McMullin
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31 Ways to Think About Work This Labor Day
Today, I'm celebrating the work of other folks who think about work all of the time! Here are my recommendations—whether you have a minute, a lunch…
Aug 31, 2023
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Tara McMullin
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What is Capitalist Realism?
"It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism." But why? And what if we could imagine something else? I talk with Iggy Perillo…
Jul 6, 2023
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