Elizabeth Warren Called Out the Gig Economy at the DNC
In her keynote address to the DNC Monday night in Philadelphia, Senator Elizabeth Warren took on the American economy and specifically called out the gig economy for creating opportunities for workers, but also making it harder for them to access the disability, unemployment and insurance benefits that come with full time work. https://youtu.be/ZM7lRivk8VQ Elizabeth Warren Called […]
Is Milo Yiannopoulos’ Permanent Suspension A Sign of Changing Times At Twitter?
Milo Yiannopoulos Got Permanent Suspended on Twitter. Is it a Sign of Changing Times? On Tuesday, Twitter suspended conservative writer, GamerGate advocate and troll, Milo Yiannopulous, after leading the charge against Ghostbusters actress and comedian Leslie Jones. Jones quit the social media platform Monday, after being hit with a barrage of racist, sexist harassment in […]
Wrestler John Cena Is Your New Career Coach
Is your career in a slump? Do you feel trapped? Too scared to climb the next rung of the ladder, or move to a different company? Well, thanks to Fast Company, wrestler John Cena is here to help. Cena is a WWE wrestler, a reality TV star, occasional actor and an advocate for the Make A […]
Why Was the May Jobs Report So Bad? Job Postings Went Down
Why Was the May Jobs Report So Bad? Job Postings Went Down Yesterday the Bureau of Labour Statistics released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for May and the news shouldn’t come as a surprise: job openings declined sharply to 5.5 million in May. The initial BLS Jobs Report for May, released in June, […]
June Jobs Report: 287,000 New Jobs, But Unemployment Up
After a shocking May jobs report, economists, employment experts and market analysts were eagerly awaiting the June numbers, delayed a week due to the July 4th holiday. This is the first BLS jobs report to come out after the Brexit vote sent markets into a panic, though its data was gathered during the lead up to […]
Bright Ideas: Thought Leadership Is About More Than Packaging (I Hope)
Thought Leadership Is About More Than Packaging So I saw a great TED Talk on… things. Topics. Important topics. The speaker was very convincing and, hey, they should be since they’re a thought leader. I know they’re a thought leader because they told me so. The CBC’s radio sketch show, This Is That has an […]
