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DESCRIPTION:"Steven Hill's groundbreaking book on the part-time, unstable Uber Economy 
 shows how a sub-economy becomes a work of law-flouting regress undermining 
 full-time work. Remote algorithms run riot!" — Ralph Nader, consumer 
 advocate\n\nThursday, June 9,  2016  7:30 PM\nHillside Club, 2286 Cedar 
 Street, Berkeley\nAdvance tickets: $12 : brownpapertickets.com :: T: 
 800-838-3006  or Books Inc, Pegasus (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond 
 Bookstore, Diesel a Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway’s\nS.F. – Modern 
 Times.\n$15 door\n\n“Raw Deal: How the ‘Uber Economy’ and Runaway 
 Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers” could not be more timely. With 
 every jarring day our economy seems to be more seriously broken, the social 
 contract erased, what remains of available work no longer offers us 
 pensions or jobs with benefits. Gigs, freelancing and winging it seem to be 
 the future. Steven Hill describes the predicament as a growing army of 
 “freelancers, temps, contractors, part-timers, day laborers, 
 micro-entrepreneurs, gig-preneurs, solo-preneurs, contingent labor, 
 perma-lancers and perma-temps.” Even if a job offers benefits, the high 
 cost deductible for medical care is prohibitive. Hill warns that many of 
 our future jobs will be taken by robots. Those in the young workforce 
 coming up are overloaded with college loans they can hardly pay off. With 
 our ever-growing population, higher living expenses and markedly fewer 
 jobs, something has to give…\n\nThis book is a must read for those 
 concerned about how technology is disrupting the way we work … how policy 
 makers should respond to ensure that the growing number of workers in the 
 “gig” economy earn adequate benefits.” \n– Laura D-Andrea Tyson,  
 former Chair of the US President’s Council of Economic 
 Advisors\n\n“Steven Hill’s groundbreaking book on the part-time, 
 unstable Uber Economy shows how a new sub-economy becomes a work of 
 law-flouting regress undermining full-time work. Remote corporate 
 algorithms run riot!” \n\n– Ralph Nader, consumer advocate\n\nSteven 
 Hill, a Senior Fellow with the New America Foundation, is the author of 
 four books prior to Raw Deal: Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is 
 the Best Hope in an Insecure Age; 10 Steps To Repair American Democracy; 
 Fixing Elections: The Failure of America’s Winner Take All Politics; and 
 Whose Vote Counts.  For more information, visit his website: 
 www.Steven-Hill.com\n\nHost Greg Bridges is a radio dj and journalist 
 living in Oakland. He can be heard over KCSM 91.1fm (www.kcsm.org) Tuesday 
 nights 6 to 9 pm, and Thursday nights 6 pm to 2 am, on  KPFA (94.1fm) 
 Monday nights 8 to 10 pm. He is a contributor to  KPFA’s Hip Hop and 
 social affairs show Hard Knock Radio. Greg has written for various 
 publications including Jazz Now Magazine and Bayshore Magazine.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/05/04/18786051.php
SUMMARY:"Raw Deal: How the Uber Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers
LOCATION:Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/05/04/18786051.php
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