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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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<p>Lia Russell is a freelance labor journalist from San Francisco. More work can be found at <a href="https://liaruss.com/">liaruss.com</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/liaoffleash">@LiaOffLeash.</a></p>


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DoorDash Raises Estimate For Initial Public Offering

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When Gig Workers Die On The Job, They Die Alone

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi addresses the audience during the keynote at the start an Uber products launch in San Francisco, California on September 26, 2019. - Uber on Thursday unveiled a new version of its smartphone app that weaves together services from shared rides to public transit schedules while adding more security features. The upgraded app is intended to let Uber users see, and ideally tap into, the company's array of options for getting around or having restaurant meals delivered. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)

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California’s Prop 22 Was Just The Beginning

App-based drivers from Uber and Lyft protest in a caravan in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on October 22, 2020 where elected leaders hold a conference urging voters to reject on the November 3 election, Proposition 22, that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Fight Over The Future Of Work Starts With Prop 22

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