How to Build a Safety Net for the ‘Uber Economy’

1. How to start building a safety net for the gig economy.

By Lydia DePillis in the Washington Post

2. We need an ambassador to Mexico. Here’s why we don’t have one.

By the editorial board of the Miami Herald

3. Explaining the epidemic of amputations in Black America.

By Noah Pisner in the Morning News

4. Here’s why the refugee crisis in Syria is far from over.

By Marc Champion in Bloomberg View

5. Why does anyone want to be president? (Actually, it’s not that bad.)

By Bruce J. Schulman in Reuters Great Debate

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