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Anthony Kalamar is an independent scholar and writer on environmental and technology issues.
OpEd News Member for 571 week(s) and 5 day(s)
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Sharewashing is the New Greenwashing The idea of a "sharing economy" is an important one, and urgently needed today, but the word "sharing" is increasingly being roped into a sharewashing agenda. The key difference between the promise of the actual sharing economy, and the flood of sharewashing companies seeking to hide under its mantle, is that the latter inescapably involve monetary exchange, for profit.
Series: Sharewashing (1 Articles, 15834 views)
Monday, May 13, 2013Sharewashing is the New Greenwashing The idea of a "sharing economy" is an important one, and urgently needed today, but the word "sharing" is increasingly being roped into a sharewashing agenda. The key difference between the promise of the actual sharing economy, and the flood of sharewashing companies seeking to hide under its mantle, is that the latter inescapably involve monetary exchange, for profit.
Series: Sharewashing (1 Articles, 15834 views)
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Share like a Sherpa: Class Inequality in the "Sharing" Economy The "sharing economy" evokes an image of free, socially-minded exchange among friends and equals. Yet, it is increasingly clear that much of what goes by this name today is dependent on, and exacerbates, social inequality. In truth, the sharing economy is divided into two classes: Sherpas and Sahibs.
Monday, October 26, 2015Share like a Sherpa: Class Inequality in the "Sharing" Economy The "sharing economy" evokes an image of free, socially-minded exchange among friends and equals. Yet, it is increasingly clear that much of what goes by this name today is dependent on, and exacerbates, social inequality. In truth, the sharing economy is divided into two classes: Sherpas and Sahibs.
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Will "Ridesharing" Kill Ridesharing? Money may be taking the joy out of the ride.
Friday, December 20, 2013Will "Ridesharing" Kill Ridesharing? Money may be taking the joy out of the ride.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021
"SCABJUNCTS!" Online Gig Workers Hired to Replace Striking Faculty at Oregon Tech Like Uber for Academics? Low-paid, on-demand faculty were hired as temp workers by an internet firm.
Sunday, May 2, 2021"SCABJUNCTS!" Online Gig Workers Hired to Replace Striking Faculty at Oregon Tech Like Uber for Academics? Low-paid, on-demand faculty were hired as temp workers by an internet firm.
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Thursday, April 5, 2018
Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft Show some backbone and stand up for what you believe in already!
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
Thursday, April 5, 2018Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft Show some backbone and stand up for what you believe in already!
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
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Friday, April 20, 2018
Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 3 Not only are Uber and Lyft bad for workers, bad for cities, bad for the environment, and bad for democracy, they are a core part of the new post-truth, toxic economic and political culture that is endangering the US today.
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
Friday, April 20, 2018Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 3 Not only are Uber and Lyft bad for workers, bad for cities, bad for the environment, and bad for democracy, they are a core part of the new post-truth, toxic economic and political culture that is endangering the US today.
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
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Sunday, April 29, 2018
Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 4 The good new is, you do not need Uber and Lyft--AT ALL. There are plenty of more socially and environmentally responsible alternatives available.
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
Sunday, April 29, 2018Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 4 The good new is, you do not need Uber and Lyft--AT ALL. There are plenty of more socially and environmentally responsible alternatives available.
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
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Saturday, September 10, 2016
A Border Wall Across The Future No matter how automation of the workplace will ultimately affect jobs, its most important role today is to serve as a border wall across the future, intimidating wokrers and preventing them from organizing.
Saturday, September 10, 2016A Border Wall Across The Future No matter how automation of the workplace will ultimately affect jobs, its most important role today is to serve as a border wall across the future, intimidating wokrers and preventing them from organizing.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Uber is Only a Mechanical Turk Uber claims that its access to data analytics is what makes it the future of urban logistics. But in truth, the data tricks do little or nothing -- Uber is no more than a "mechanical turk," relying on the willing labor of underpaid workers for the "miracle" of its service.
Monday, November 24, 2014Uber is Only a Mechanical Turk Uber claims that its access to data analytics is what makes it the future of urban logistics. But in truth, the data tricks do little or nothing -- Uber is no more than a "mechanical turk," relying on the willing labor of underpaid workers for the "miracle" of its service.
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
Of Plague, Publics, and the Porchetariat A specter haunts the doorsteps of the First World's health-conscious shut-ins: the specter of the porchetariat.
Sunday, March 22, 2020Of Plague, Publics, and the Porchetariat A specter haunts the doorsteps of the First World's health-conscious shut-ins: the specter of the porchetariat.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Google Is Building A Zombie Google is building a zombie! You already suspected as much, didn't you? It's true, and it's been right there all along, right under our noses. They haven't been trying to hide it; it's not a secret project. What not everyone has grasped -- even some of the engineers involved in the project -- is that it is, in fact, a zombie that Google is building. They call it the "self-driving car." It's really a zombie.
Monday, September 2, 2013Google Is Building A Zombie Google is building a zombie! You already suspected as much, didn't you? It's true, and it's been right there all along, right under our noses. They haven't been trying to hide it; it's not a secret project. What not everyone has grasped -- even some of the engineers involved in the project -- is that it is, in fact, a zombie that Google is building. They call it the "self-driving car." It's really a zombie.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Prop 22 is Dirty Politics at its Worst The scariest thing about Prop 22---worse even than the abuses it would inflict on Uber and Lyft drivers---is the dirty politics being used to promote it. If Prop 22 were to actually pass, the result could be a frightening new normal for California politics.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
Wednesday, October 28, 2020Prop 22 is Dirty Politics at its Worst The scariest thing about Prop 22---worse even than the abuses it would inflict on Uber and Lyft drivers---is the dirty politics being used to promote it. If Prop 22 were to actually pass, the result could be a frightening new normal for California politics.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
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Monday, October 26, 2020
California's Prop 22 Is Bad For Everyone's Health Prop 22 puts the health of drivers, passengers, and the general public at risk -- all so that Uber and Lyft can save a few dollars.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
Monday, October 26, 2020California's Prop 22 Is Bad For Everyone's Health Prop 22 puts the health of drivers, passengers, and the general public at risk -- all so that Uber and Lyft can save a few dollars.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Will Consumers Sue California over Uninsured Pseudo-Taxis? For the last year or so, one of the tech world's most entertaining sideshows has been the hearings held by the California Public Utilities Commission over how to regulate taxi-like "ridesharing" or "transportation network carrier" companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar.
Saturday, June 14, 2014Will Consumers Sue California over Uninsured Pseudo-Taxis? For the last year or so, one of the tech world's most entertaining sideshows has been the hearings held by the California Public Utilities Commission over how to regulate taxi-like "ridesharing" or "transportation network carrier" companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar.
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Friday, April 13, 2018
Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 2 There's a war in the streets--over just who will govern and regulate transportation, and for what purpose. As a progressive, which side are you on?
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
Friday, April 13, 2018Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber Or Lyft: Part 2 There's a war in the streets--over just who will govern and regulate transportation, and for what purpose. As a progressive, which side are you on?
Series: Progressives Should NEVER Use Uber or Lyft (4 Articles, 6273 views)
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Sunday, November 1, 2020
Uber Is OLD Employment law has to be re-rewritten and brought up to date--and it's a slow, messy, and painful process. But Prop 22 will only hinder this progress by locking us into the mistakes of the past decade.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
Sunday, November 1, 2020Uber Is OLD Employment law has to be re-rewritten and brought up to date--and it's a slow, messy, and painful process. But Prop 22 will only hinder this progress by locking us into the mistakes of the past decade.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump All sane California voters should oppose Uber and Lyft's outrageous, extremist Prop 22.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
Wednesday, October 21, 2020A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump All sane California voters should oppose Uber and Lyft's outrageous, extremist Prop 22.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
The "Sharing" Economy's Roots in California Corruption A corrupt political culture in the Golden State may have set the stage for the unprecedented growth of Uber, AirBnB, and other "sharing economy" corporations.
Thursday, February 18, 2016The "Sharing" Economy's Roots in California Corruption A corrupt political culture in the Golden State may have set the stage for the unprecedented growth of Uber, AirBnB, and other "sharing economy" corporations.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Prop 22: Uber's Trumpian Tax Dodge Uber and Lyft would like to thank all of you for subsidizing them with your tax dollars -- suckers! The second article in a series on how Prop 22 furthers a Trumpian agenda in California.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
Thursday, October 22, 2020Prop 22: Uber's Trumpian Tax Dodge Uber and Lyft would like to thank all of you for subsidizing them with your tax dollars -- suckers! The second article in a series on how Prop 22 furthers a Trumpian agenda in California.
Series: A Vote For Uber Is A Vote For Trump (6 Articles, 4744 views)
