Should Gig Work Be Government-Run?

Plus: the confusion about the AstraZeneca vaccine; a lawyer who met with children being held in Border Patrol custody; and Sherry Turkle. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Technology Should Gig Work Be Government-Run? The labor reformer Wingham Rowan wants to reimagine labor markets for the digital age. By Nick Romeo Q. & A. The Humanitarian Challenge of Unaccompanied Children at the Border A lawyer who met with children held in Border Patrol custody describes the urgency of expediting their release. By Isaac Chotiner Daily Comment Why There Is So Much Confusion About the AstraZeneca Vaccine A lack of transparency seems to have caused unnecessary doubts—and damaged the effort to build public trust in vaccines. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Daily Comment The Vatican’s Giant Step Backward on Same-Sex Unions A scathing Church ruling leaves Catholics wondering what Pope Francis really thinks. By Paul Elie From the Archive News Desk Two Decades of Mass Shootings From 2019: Physicians speak out about treating the victims of gun violence. By Michael Luo Culture and More Persons of Interest Sherry Turkle’s Plugged-In Year The sociologist has critiqued our digital addictions. Now, like the rest of us, she’s been trapped behind her screens. By Corinne Purtill Pop Music Pharoah Sanders Takes on Electronic Music Sanders’s style is more subdued than it once was, but his sense of questing endures. By Hua Hsu Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Other Projects by Former and Present Politicians In the spirit of Barack Obama’s podcast with Bruce Springsteen, behold “Macarons with Emmanuel Macron.” By Broti Gupta and Sarah Hagi Daily Shouts How to Travel in Time The sights, smells, songs, and odd behaviors that will take you into the past. By Pepita Sandwich Daily Cartoon Tuesday, March 23rd By Erika Sjule You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.