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Driven to Despair

Doug Schifter waged a one-man campaign to stop Uber from putting his fellow black-car drivers out of business. Then he decided to take his own life.

Jessica Bruder New York May 2018 20min Permalink

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Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire

A profile of Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the ride the ride-hailing company he built after leading it to the brink of implosion.

Mike Isaac New York Times Apr 2017 15min Permalink

Night-Shifting for the Hip Fleet

A look at the artists and writers who drive for a New York cab company. The story that inspired Taxi.

Mark Jacobson New York Sep 1975 15min Permalink