Germany makes moves to make medical marijuana available next year; 'Little libraries' are popping up all over America in another sharing success; and students create gloves that turn sign language into speech.
Romans sick of the corruption and crime cleaned up their own streets; a new startup aims to be the Airbnb of the coming kitchen-based sharing economy; and animals are learning how to dismantle their traps.
Romans sick of the corruption and crime cleaned up their own streets; a new startup aims to be the Airbnb of the coming kitchen-based sharing economy; and animals are learning how to dismantle their traps.
Court rules cops can legally lie to pull people over and fish for criminal behavior; Uber is sharing more than just rides as the company's first transparency report shows 12 million users data was shared with the cops; And governments with offshore holdings are worried that others aren't sharing their offshore holdings.
Court rules cops can legally lie to pull people over and fish for criminal behavior; Uber is sharing more than just rides as the company's first transparency report shows 12 million users data was shared with the cops; And governments with offshore holdings are worried that others aren't sharing their offshore holdings.
The sharing economy has lost sight of its core values, argues Ed Mayo. Co-operative ownership might be the way forward
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Peter B. Collins Presents Author Steven Hill
When we've been warning readers in San Francisco about Airbnb there were numerous reasons. This week former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, took on the whole idea of the sharing economy-- aka-- the "gig economy" or the "on-demand economy"-- and the inherent dangers at least in the transition. Obviously, it's not just Airbnb. Another example everyone is aware of is Uber (as well as Lyft).
See the city through the eyes of a local with these cheap – and often free – social sharing ideas, which are part of an ongoing series aiming to help people travel sustainably and connect with communities
See the city through the eyes of a local with these cheap – and often free – social sharing ideas, which are part of a new series aiming to help people travel sustainably and connect with communities
