Work
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US
Bernie Sanders Proposes Reducing Americans’ Workweek to 32 Hours
His proposal would pare down the workweek over a four-year period. The 40-hour workweek has stood as the standard in…
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World
A New Plan to Hire Thousands of Workers to Help N.Y.C. Families in Need
The News Adrienne Adams, the speaker of the City Council, announced on Wednesday an effort to help hire New Yorkers…
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World
Child Care Is ‘Just a Huge Mess.’ Will Government Finally Fix It?
A few weeks ago, I got a panicked message from Jason Cohen, a dad in upstate New York. He told…
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World
Gabriel García Márquez Did Not Want His Final Book Published. But Should That Really Be the End of the Story?
When the writer Gabriel García Márquez, the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and other classic novels, died 10…
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World
Home Care Aides Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts: ‘This Work Is Killing Them’
Home health care, among the fastest growing industries in New York and nationwide, is also one of the lowest paying,…
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World
Looking Beyond Diamonds and Money
Mining can be dangerous, exploitative and harmful to the environment. Chie Murakami’s organization is aiming to change that by raising…
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Business
The ZIP Code Shift: Why Many Americans No Longer Live Where They Work
A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices…
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World
How to Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini
If you go to Isabella Rossellini’s Instagram page — and I recommend you do — you will see the 71-year-old…
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Newyork
Meet One of America’s Most Elusive Artists
Joan Jonas’s maximalist, category-defying work combines video, performance, folklore, sculpture and ecology. At 87, she still has no intention of…
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Newyork
Pat Steir’s Blue Period
The painter discusses her latest work, her previous career in the New York City welfare department and why she tries…