Noam Scheiber
@noamscheiber.bsky.social
I cover workers for the NY Times. New Book: "Mutiny, the Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class." https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374610814/mutiny/
More and more college grads are moving home after graduation. It reflects the combination of a lousy job market, high rent and the easing of a social stigma www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/b...
More Young College Graduates Are Living At Home. Is That a Bad Thing? (Gift Article)
More young adults are living with their parents. The development suggests that they face a weak job market, but also that fewer face stigma in returning to the roost.
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Companies are adopting AI much faster than they can identify the blindspots that AI introduces. One example: Many are adding AI agents to their org charts as bona fide employees. But human managers check the work of AI employees much less carefully, increasing errors www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/b...
We’re Only Starting to Grasp the Pitfalls of Using A.I. at Work
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From the Economic Policy Institute: "In the long run, the college degree is losing its edge: Unemployment for young college graduates has risen in historical terms, and the college wage premium has been flat or falling in recent years." www.epi.org/blog/class-o...
Class of 2026: Young college graduates face a weaker labor market—but a more mixed picture than the headlines suggest
Over the last couple of years, the overall labor market has slowly weakened—with many arguing that the weakening is most pronounced for young college graduates (whom we define as young workers ages 22...
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George Will has some thoughts on my book today. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202.... His take on the young college grads I wrote about:
"Among the recent job cuts at Citi were employees who were part of the bank’s 'AI Champions and Accelerators' program... [which] involves Citi employees who perform their day jobs while also working to persuade their colleagues to adopt A.I. technologies." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/b...
My book on the college-educated working class is out today! Here’s an excerpt in WIRED about how the chaotic rollout of the Apple Vision Pro was the last straw for a lot of Apple workers. 1/ www.wired.com/story/book-e...
How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
Even before the headset’s release, the workforce at Apple Stores was under duress. Trying to get customers interested in the Vision Pro made it worse.
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I have a story up today about why young college grads are feeling so angry: It’s more than just rising unemployment and the threat of AI. It’s a deep sense of betrayal. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b...
Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed
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Are you using AI at work? Please tell us how! And whether it's make you feel more anxious or less... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
Are You Using A.I. at Work? We Want to Hear From You.
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More and more white collar workers are hiring heart rate variability coaches to get ahead at work. Is that a good idea? Maybe... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster
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Trump admin abandons cases against big law firms that resisted its exec orders www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms
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Dan Ariely, the best-selling behavioral scientist, reached out to Jeffrey Epstein in hopes of advancing his research. Then the relationship evolved www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...
He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.
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Some news: Workers at a Patagonia in NYC file for a union election. They're organizing with RWDSU, which kicked off the union campaign at REI a few years ago.
In 2022, a group of SpaceX employees wrote an open letter asking the co to distance itself from Elon Musk's online behavior. They were fired and the NLRB opened an investigation. Then Musk funded Trump's election win. Now, the Trump NLRB has dismissed the case. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/b...
Top Labor Regulator Dismisses Charges Against SpaceX
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The country's top labor regulator has dismissed a case against SpaceX for firing 8 workers who criticized Elon Musk. Regulators “seem to have lost their independence and mission to protect workers rights," said the Biden prosecutor who brought the case www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/b...
Top Labor Regulator Dismisses Charges Against SpaceX
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Apropos of today's big layoff announcement at Amazon, I have a piece about why tech workers at Amazon and other big companies continue to challenge their employers even as the companies aggressively cut jobs. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
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Great review today of Jason Zengerle's essential new book on Tucker Carlson www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
How Did Tucker Carlson Get This Way? How Did America?
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"Now it’s up to me to design some prophylaxis against any such future efforts.” An email from a manager at Snohetta, a prominent architecture firm accused by the NLRB of laying off 8 employees in retaliation for trying to unionize www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/b...
Prominent Architecture Firm Is Accused of Illegally Ousting Employees
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Some news: One of the country's highest-profile architecture firms, Snohetta, has been accused by the NLRB of ousting eight workers in retaliation for union organizing. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/b...
Prominent Architecture Firm Is Accused of Illegally Ousting Employees
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One thing that would improve a lot of people's quality of life: an all-you-can-eat option for Substack. Or even a micro-payment option where you can just pay by the article. At any given time there are probably 15-20 Substacks I want to read, but I'm not going to pay for 15-20 subscriptions.
Behold, the new RFK stadium complex. I have fond memories of going to the old RFK in the early 2000s. This version gives off some Empire Strikes Back vibes but still look forward to seeing it in person www.commanders.com/news/washing...
Washington Commanders and HKS unveil initial renderings of new world-class stadium
The roofed stadium will be a dynamic, year-round destination for sports, entertainment and community engagement, integrating sustainable design practices and reimagining the fan experience through imm...
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Even if Trump persuades American oil companies to invest tens of billions in Venezuela, it's not clear how much that will help long-term. Venezuela and the oil companies tried that approach in the 1990s and it gave them ... Hugo Chavez www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/b...
Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash.
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You often hear that Americans don't want to do back-breaking jobs like roofing. Ronda Kaysen and Rob Gebeloff have a great piece explaining how the jobs actually became lousy and low-paying first, *then* Americans no longer wanted to do them. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
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Since 2022, tech companies have laid off hundreds of thousands of people and many tech execs have embraced the ruthless management style of Elon Musk. Yet tech workers keep picking fights with their bosses, including a recent strike at Kickstarter. Here's why www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
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I asked my publisher’s R&D dept to come up with alternative uses for my forthcoming book, and this was their best idea
Over the past few years, tech companies have laid off hundreds of thousands while many tech executives have embraced the ruthless management style of CEOs like Elon Musk. Yet tech workers keep standing up to their bosses. What gives? I try to explain here www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
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Very interesting piece from @timothynoah.bsky.social on why so many House Republicans voted to restore federal workers' bargaining rights. Worth keeping an eye on how it plays out in the Senate newrepublic.com/article/2045...
How Labor Scored a Surprising Win in the GOP-Controlled House
Who knew so many Republicans would support union rights—in defiance of Trump, no less?
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"Meta built the data center, but Blue Owl was on the hook for 80% of the financing. Meta agreed to 'rent' the data center from Beignet with a series of 4-year leases, allowing it to categorize the funding as operating cost, not debt." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/t...
How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom
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