Does America need a new social contract? Politicians and tech leaders weigh in on the changing shape of work

Does America need a new social contract? Politicians and tech leaders weigh in on the changing shape of work

Sen. Mark Warner speaks at a progressive politicians event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Technologies younger than some pop stars are dramatically reshaping the modern economy and leaving many workers without the societal protections enjoyed by their parents and grandparents. The 18th Century philosophers who first imagined a “social contract” between government and the governed had no way to predict 21st Century concerns, like a shift from employment to contract work or the looming cloud of automation. I acknowledge that President Trump is probably the worst person in history to be president of the United States but […]

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