Stories by John de Graaf

John de Graaf is a filmmaker and co-author of "Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic" and “What’s The Economy For Anyway?” subscribe to John de Graaf's feed

When America Came 'This Close' to Establishing a 30-Hour Workweek

Posted on: Apr 2, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Saturday, April 6, 2013, marks the 80th anniversary of a long-forgotten event in American history that bears remembering, especially by progressives.

Life Away From the Rat-Race: Why One Group of Workers Decided to Cut Their Own Hours and Pay

Posted on: Jul 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Public-sector workers in California's Amador County learned what the Europeans have long understood: having a life is intrinsically valuable.

Wake Up Americans: It's Time to Get Off the Work Treadmill

Posted on: Sep 2, 2010, Source: The Progressive

We need to come up with a different approach to work.

Time for Bread and Roses

Posted on: Dec 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Lack of free time is an issue that crosses the ideological divide. Once, progressives fought against time poverty; now that it's worse than ever, shouldn't the banner be raised again?