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The 2.26.17 Issue

Highlights

  1. The Future of Work

    Divisions of Labor

    New kinds of work require new ideas — and new ways of organizing.

     By Barbara Ehrenreich

    CreditCraig Cutler for The New York Times
  2. The Future of Work

    The Jobs Americans Do

    Popular ideas about the working class are woefully out of date. Here are nine people who tell a truer story of what the American work force does today — and will do tomorrow.

     Introduction by Binyamin Appelbaum

    Ofelia Bersabe, Santa Clara, Calif. • The Home Health Aide
    CreditRyan Pfluger for The New York Times
  3. The Future of Work

    The Retraining Paradox

    Many Americans need jobs, or want better jobs, while employers have good jobs they can’t fill. Matching them up is the tricky part.

     By Ruth Graham

    CreditIllustration by Kristian Hammerstad
  4. The Future of Work

    The Future of Not Working

    As automation reduces the need for human labor, some Silicon Valley executives think a universal income will be the answer — and the beta test is happening in Kenya.

     By Annie Lowrey

    A family homestead in the pilot-project village in Kenya.
    CreditAndrew Renneisen for The New York Times

  1. Learning to Love Our Robot Co-Workers

    The most important frontier for robots is not the work they take from humans but the work they do with humans — which requires learning on both sides.

     By Kim Tingley

    CreditIllustration by Kristian Hammerstad
    The Future of Work

  2. Have We Lost Sight of the Promise of Public Schools?

    The arguments over the confirmation of the new secretary of education were about something bigger: which government institutions benefit which citizens.

     By Nikole Hannah-Jones

    CreditIllustration by Matt Chase
    First Words

  3. John Legend Can’t Pretend Times Are Normal

    The singer and actor on the “La La Land” controversy, forms of resistance and playing the role of Frederick Douglass.

     Interview by Ana Marie Cox

    CreditIan Maddox for The New York Times
    Talk

  4. Letter of Recommendation: Subway Napping

    Is there a more quintessentially urban act?

     By Abigail Deutsch

    Is there a more quintessentially urban act?
    CreditPhoto illustration by Ben Grandgenett. Subway riders: Piotr Redlinski.
    Letter of Recommendation

  5. Can Therapists Fake Their Own Online Reviews?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether it’s O.K. to post composite “patient” reviews on a referral site and whether a bloodmobile is right to ignore possible anemia in a donor.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The Ethicist

  1. Floating With Leviathans in the South Pacific

    Pilot and humpback whales congregate in Tonga to raise their newborn calves.

     Photographs by Klaus Thymann

    CreditKlaus Thymann for The New York Times
    Voyages

  2. Buttered Swordfish for Finicky Kids — With Plenty of Sauce for the Adults

    A meal that will please your children and satisfy an adult’s desire for flavor.

     By Gabrielle Hamilton

    Swordfish piccata.
    CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times
    Eat

  3. Take It Slow for Roman Cocktail Hour

    Partaking in aperitivo time, that easy stretch of sipping and snacking.

     By Rosie Schaap

    Cyn-Cyn, pirlo.
    CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times
    Drink

  4. Judge John Hodgman on Your Boyfriend’s Greasy Pompadour

    You knew what you were getting yourself into when you decided to date Skeeter.

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Kyle Hilton
    Judge John Hodgman

  5. How to Block Out Pain

    Avoid worry and fear. Picture a nice place in your mind’s eye.

     By Jaime Lowe

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

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