Rick Paulas
How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech
A diverse group—from programmers and coders to drivers and cafeteria staff—are finally trying to force the industry to do what it’s been claiming it does all along: make the world a better place.
Property Owners Can Do Basically Whatever They Want to Homeless People Now
In San Francisco, they're even getting the government's help.
California Is Desperately Trying to Hide Homeless People, Critics Say
A proposed policy would force those without homes to accept shelter, and people are pissed.
Inside the Wildly Popular Forum Where Landlords Plot to Screw You Over
It's a terrifying window into the tenant/landlord power dynamic—and a national housing hellscape.
The Case for Leaving Fare Beaters Alone and Making Public Transit Free
Chances are everything you think you know about fare evasion is wrong.
Photos of the Most Egregious 'Anti-Homeless' Architecture
Once you start looking, you realize what critics call "hostile architecture" is everywhere.
A Tenants Union Is Taking on the Landlord of This Massive Bay Area Warehouse Complex
It's an example of how the shared space of communal living can provide people the ability to inhabit an area that would otherwise be unaffordable.
How to Get a Job at Amazon’s HQ2 if You Really Want It
Amazon is invading Queens, New York and Arlington, Virginia with thousands of jobs and societal disruption. Here’s what you need to know before you join the Jeff Bezos empire.
Don’t Work 80 Hours a Week for Elon Musk, or Anyone
Musk claims "nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week." Not only is that totally wrong, it's a trademark of boss exploitation.
A Day in the Life of a Home Health Aide Earning $13 an Hour
Home care workers take care of our most vulnerable populations for rock-bottom pay in a high-turnover job that is both tough and rewarding.
The Future of Capitalism Is San Francisco on Steroids
Something’s about to burst, and it might just be society itself.