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Artificial Intelligence and Unemployment Arthur Macewan Dear Dr. Dollar: Will artificial intelligence and the application of robotics to production really lead to massive job loss? Read more » Jobs, Justice, and the Clean-Energy Future Jeremy Brecher Is there a way to escape the apparent lose-lose choice between saving the climate and saving jobs? Read more » Class Struggle by Other Means Chris Brooks Massive subsidies to Volkswagen in Tennessee shows how large corporations have bled state government funds in exchange for jobs. Read more » “Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal John Miller Skeptics claim that the gender pay gap is a statistical artifact, and that women already get equal pay. But they’re wrong. Read more » Subscribe Order this issue Available only in the print edition: How Graduate Teaching Assistants Became “Employees” An Interview with Ira Sills A labor lawyer explains the recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board. | Order this issue or subscribe. the regulars editors’ note If You’re Not Moving Forward, You’re Moving Backward comment Labor in the Sharing Economy | Sources for this article the short run in review David Rolf, The Fight for $15 economy in numbers Another Bad Jobs Day