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The founder and former CEO of Staples explores strategies for finding success in a recession.
Like a great gravity-eating vortex, the world of "pull" is increasingly at our digitized fingertips with new ways to bring previously out-of-reach information into the realm of practical individualized use. […]
The free-for-all world of the blogosphere is set to get a Nielsen-style ratings system that could finally open a new age in classifying weblogs. But to get an understanding how […]
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Sara Horowitz breaks down union demographics.
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Sara Horowitz charts a plan for universal coverage
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The labor expert considers Tina Brown’s analysis of the gig economy.
Social networking is the tool par excellence for labor organizing.
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Sara Horowitz surveys the global free market
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The labor expert sees a bold new role for unions in the new economy.
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The labor expert takes a look back on labor’s importance in the American workplace.
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Big Think presents an interview with Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union.
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Sara Horowitz on the demise of GM and the future of unions.
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How can we harness the power of technology?
The game of basketball is one of absolutes, built on indisputable numbers. Either the ball went in the hoop or it didn’t. The game of diplomacy is very different. But […]
It started with a man in a piebald clown's wig throwing his clown's nose at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It ended with a walkout of all E.U. delegates to the […]
Finding a job, a date, used clothing, golden retriever, or pretty much anything else has been facilitated immensely by the online classifieds site Craigslist. But the ease with which users […]
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A live Q&A on the financial crisis with Newsweek's Daniel Gross and Wisconsin B-School Dean Mike Knetter.
Following the resounding success of last week's "Can Monopolies Save the Internet?" webcast from Harvard Law School's Berkman Center, Big Think, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School of Business, will […]
It's April 20th, known the world over as International Pot Smoking Day. If you're reading this you're probably not stoned. Although given the increasingly numerous reasons to be stoned, you […]