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Feb 2, 2021

Residents of Protest: Why Farmers in India Have Taken to the Streets

For the first time since coming into power, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is facing a stalemate. Farmer groups have camped out on Delhi’s borders since late November and have been demanding withdrawal of three new agricultural reform laws passed by parliament in September last year. While the Modi-led…

India

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Residents of Protest: Why Farmers in India Have Taken to the Streets
Residents of Protest: Why Farmers in India Have Taken to the Streets

Jan 20, 2021

Microcredit for Americans: Can small loans help female entrepreneurs in Harlem?

On most Monday mornings at 9:45, twenty-five female business owners from Harlem, New York get together in a conference room at the Grameen America office on 125th Street for their weekly meeting. Seated around pale white tables in a room with windows on one side and frosted glass walls on…

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Microcredit for Americans: Can small loans help female entrepreneurs in Harlem?
Microcredit for Americans: Can small loans help female entrepreneurs in Harlem?

Published in The Startup

·Jan 14, 2020

Uber, Lyft Drivers Forced to Depend on Rental Companies after TLC’s Cap on Licenses

When Tina Raveneau started driving for Uber in July 2017, she thought she had it all figured out. As a single mother, she needed a job with flexible hours so she could devote time to her son. Uber was promising just that; the flexibility of working when she wanted and…

Uber

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Uber, Lyft Drivers Forced to Pay Rental Companies After TLC’s Cap on Licenses
Uber, Lyft Drivers Forced to Pay Rental Companies After TLC’s Cap on Licenses

Published in The Gotham Grind

·Oct 22, 2019

Why are Uber Drivers Urinating in Cups and Disposable Bottles?

Noah Forman, an Uber driver, urinates into his used coffee cups. Why? Because stopping to use the restroom could mean losing an hour’s worth of fares. Forman works 8-to-10-hour shifts, but he only stops to use the restroom once. In the night, he looks for a “safe” spot, usually near…

Uber

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Why are Uber Drivers Urinating in Cups and Disposable Bottles?
Why are Uber Drivers Urinating in Cups and Disposable Bottles?

Published in The Gotham Grind

·Oct 19, 2019

Uber’s Dance with Regulations Leaves Drivers Angered and Panicking

In a sharp response to new city regulations meant to rein in e-hail companies, Uber has told drivers that it will start locking them out of their apps if they are in an area without enough “rider demand.” Uber said this was in response to the Taxi and Limousine Commission’s…

Uber

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Uber’s Dance with Regulations Leaves Drivers Angered and Panicking
Uber’s Dance with Regulations Leaves Drivers Angered and Panicking

Published in The Gotham Grind

·Oct 5, 2019

Struggles of the Dollar Van on Flatbush Avenue

Driving down Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn in his 2000 Ford E-450 shuttle bus one recent afternoon, Winston Williams spotted a woman near the Barclays Center waving him down. He pulled his shuttle bus up to the sidewalk, opened the door, and let her in. …

Dollar Vans

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Struggles of the Dollar Van on Flatbush Avenue
Struggles of the Dollar Van on Flatbush Avenue
Jaspreet Singh Kalra

Jaspreet Singh Kalra

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