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About James @annihilista

James Livingston is a professor of history at Rutgers University. “No More Work” is his sixth book. He has written on Shakespeare, Disney, Poe and Heidegger, among other topics. He teaches history at Rutgers University and edits an online magazine, POLITICS/LETTERS. He has two more books in the works, one a memoir, the other a global history of pragmatism.

James’s Recent Stories

Economy Jan 05

Column: Work means everything to us — and hereafter it can’t

We’ve placed so many bets on the social, cultural and ethical import of work that when the labor market fails, we’re at a loss to explain what happened or to orient ourselves to a different set of meanings for work…

Economy Jan 03

Column: Why we need to say goodbye to work

Work means everything to us. But our beliefs around work are no longer plausible. In fact, they’ve become ridiculous, because there’s not enough work to go around, and what there is of it won’t pay the bills.

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