“Economy jobs” is the polite euphemism we now use for the sort of work that keeps the planet spinning while the rest of us refresh our portfolios. From the sweat-beaded brow of a Bangladeshi fast-fashion machinist to the algorithm-tethered soul of a Berlin “gig-economy” cyclist, these are the positions that exist precisely because someone, somewhere,…
# The Last Free Men: How 1.6 Million Mariners Keep Your Avocado Toast from Being a Lie Somewhere between the 20-knot winds of the Drake Passage and the diesel fumes of the Singapore Strait, the modern world still depends on a caste of sun-blasted nomads who haven’t updated their LinkedIn since dial-up. Meet the 1.6…
Hyundai’s Alabama Plant Gets a Surprise Visitor: The Department of Homeland Security By Dave’s Locker International Desk Montgomery, Alabama—Nothing says “good morning, Vietnam” quite like a pre-dawn immigration raid on a factory floor. At 5:43 a.m. last Tuesday, while the rest of the planet debated whether AI would steal their jobs, Agents of the U.S….
