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How Silicon Valley Became a Center of Reactionary, Anti-Democratic Politics

How Silicon Valley Became a Center of Reactionary, Anti-Democratic Politics

Jacob Silverman on the Rise of Tech Authoritarianism in San Francisco

By Jacob Silverman | October 15, 2025

How American Tech Cartels Use Apps to Break the Law

How American Tech Cartels Use Apps to Break the Law

Cory Doctorow on Big Tech’s Drive to Enshittify Our Lives

By Cory Doctorow | October 8, 2025

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

Friedrich Engels Predicted Modern Gentrification 150 Years Ago

P.E. Moskowitz Wonders What Makes a City “Valuable”?

By P.E. Moskowitz | September 9, 2025

What Would Happen If the Chatbots Broke Free of Their Masters?

What Would Happen If the Chatbots Broke Free of Their Masters?

Paul Bradley Carr on the Danger—For Tech Bros—of Empathetic, Knowledgable Artificial Intelligence

By Paul Bradley Carr | June 26, 2025

What Nathaniel Hawthorne Has To Say to Silicon Valley About Techno-Optimism

What Nathaniel Hawthorne Has To Say to Silicon Valley About Techno-Optimism

Lisa Catherine Harper on the Painfully Enduring Lessons of a Celebrated 19th-Century American Writer

By Lisa Catherine Harper | March 13, 2025

Even Elon Musk Can’t Bring Down Black Twitter

Even Elon Musk Can’t Bring Down Black Twitter

Meredith D. Clark on Social Media as a Space of Solidarity and Community in the Face of Fascist Takeover

By Meredith D. Clark | January 9, 2025

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Brian Merchant on the End of the Silicon Valley Myth: Why Big Tech now faces a Reckoning

Brian Merchant on the End of the Silicon Valley Myth: Why Big Tech now faces a Reckoning

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By Keen On | January 23, 2023

“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

“Get Big Fast.” How Amazon Accelerated the Commodification of Literature

Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow on Monopolies in Modern Publishing

By Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow | October 3, 2022

How Silicon Valley Conquered the Post-Cold War Consensus

How Silicon Valley Conquered the Post-Cold War Consensus

Alex Williams and Jeremy Gilbert on the Marriage of Big Tech and Big Finance

By Alex Williams and Jeremy Gilbert | September 1, 2022

How Big Pharma and Big Tech Collude To Exploit Basic Human Needs

How Big Pharma and Big Tech Collude To Exploit Basic Human Needs

Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence on the Monetization of Everyday Life

By Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence | August 25, 2022

After Steve Jobs, The Flood: Apple Without Its Emblematic and Enigmatic Founder

After Steve Jobs, The Flood: Apple Without Its Emblematic and Enigmatic Founder

Tripp Mickle Explains the Line of Succession at a Silicon Valley Powerhouse

By Tripp Mickle | May 4, 2022

Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

Naomi Klein on How Egypt’s Extinguished Revolution Continues to Inspire Struggle Worldwide

The Bravery and Resilience of Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

By Naomi Klein | April 1, 2022

Dave Eggers on Amazon as Cataclysm and Data’s Creep Into Storytelling

Dave Eggers on Amazon as Cataclysm and Data’s Creep Into Storytelling

The Maris Review Podcast">In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 7, 2021

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