Introductions

Beyond Waged Labour — Nina Power – 2016

In Praise of Idleness — Bertrand Russell – 1932

Useful Work versus Useless Toil — William Morris – 1885

The Problems of Work

The Tyranny of the Clock — George Woodcock – 1944

The Problem of Work — Camillo Berneri – 1938

The Art of Shovelling — Ifan Edwards – 1947

Measuring Misery — John Hewetson – 1954

The Wage System — Peter Kropotkin – 1888

“˜Who will do the Dirty Work?’ — Tony Gibson – 1952

The Dominant Idea — Voltarine de Cleyre – 1910

Alternatives and Futures

Reflections on Utopia — SP – 1962

Collectives in the Spanish Revolution — Gaston Leval – 1975

Significance of the “Self-Build” Movement – 1952

Leisure in America — August Heckscher II – 1961

The Other Economy: The Possibilities of Work Beyond Employment — Denis Pym – 1981

Visions: Six Drawings — Cliff Harper – 1975

Production: Need vs Profit

Editorials from Freedom Newspaper – 1958-1962

Changing Times

Wrinklies and Crumblies Discuss Punks and Joblessness — Colin Ward – 1996

Beyond an Economy of Work and Spend — Juliet Schor – 1997

Dark Satanic Cubicles: It’s Time to Smash the Job Culture! — Claire Wolfe – 2005

On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs — David Graeber – 2013

Work — Prole.info – 2005