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Economics EditorApplication Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comNEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. From @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social and me Gift link: wapo.st/4gS59s1
Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study showsAmazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.wapo.stI also have a substack where I bully friends into reading books I love. My latest post is about how I’ve read 107 books so far this year. Is that … good? open.substack.com/pub/iwannata...
The lure, and snags, of binge readingIn which I bully you into reading for escapismopen.substack.comI'm on a new beat at The Post, writing about consumer economics. To start us off! I wrote about the massive Boomer wealth that's about to get passed down, and how it will make our wealth gap even more extreme. Gift link: wapo.st/4y9yCUD
Boomers’ massive wealth will mostly be passed down to people who are already richOften called the Great Wealth Transfer, the inheritances are expected to be the largest passage of generational wealth in history.wapo.stwe just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE?Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.www.washingtonpost.comsome counter programming for your Thanksgiving Day. we made a step-by-step visual guide of how lab diamonds are created, full of sparkles www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
See how a lab-grown diamond is madeLab-grown diamonds have increased in popularity in the past several years. See how these gems are created.www.washingtonpost.comElon Musk is soon going to have some sort of influence in the federal government. He’s already spent years tangling with many agencies. Here’s his history of squabbles and investigations with the FTC, SEC, DOJ, and more www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... from me and @faizsays.bsky.social
Musk has long history of squabbles, investigations with federal agenciesMusk has long complained about federal agencies — particularly those that have investigated and fined his companies.www.washingtonpost.comI was at the Boeing Machinists union hall tonight in Seattle when members voted down a contract deal, extending the strike. Workers have already been on strike for 41 days and say they’re holding out for higher wages and maybe the restoration of a pension www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Striking Boeing workers vote to reject deal as company’s losses growSixty-four percent of those who voted cast a ballot to reject the proposed deal, which Boeing had hoped would be enough to end a nearly six-week walkout.www.washingtonpost.comi’m back. learn how to spot misinfo online so democracy doesn’t die in darkness www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Misinformation is everywhere this election. Can you tell what’s real?How good are your defenses against election misinformation? Test your instincts to see how you compare to other Post readers.www.washingtonpost.com