On AlterNet: productivity

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Productivity Doubled -- And The Middle Class Got Screwed. What Went Wrong?

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. May 9, 2012.

Wasn't increased productivity supposed to lower prices, liberate workers, and give us more time to enjoy our lives? A new EPI report tells us why that that promise failed.

Why We Have to Go Back to a 40-Hour Work Week to Keep Our Sanity

Sara Robinson, AlterNet. March 13, 2012.

One hundred fifty years of research proves that shorter work hours actually raise productivity and profits -- and overtime destroys them. So why do we still do this?

It's All About the Wages -- Our Economy Would Be Fine If Everyone Made Their Fair Share

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. July 13, 2010.

When virtually all the gains from growth go to a small minority at the top, the result is deep-seated anxiety and frustration.

The Curse of the Eternally Urgent

David Allen, Huffington Post. April 16, 2008.

A few small steps can help you get out of crisis mode, minimize stress and maximize productivity.

Experts Warn of Recession -- Duh, We're Living in One Already

Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. January 10, 2008.

Growth and productivity mean nothing when they are de-coupled from most people's lived experience: being squeezed.

Are You Micro-Managing Your Mind?

David Allen, Huffington Post. November 13, 2007.

A productivity expert weighs in on how to free your mind by letting go of worry.