To understand the tech mindset is to see that the ultimate goal is domination. Silicon Valley elites apply a different standard to themselves because, quite simply, they believe that they deserve a different set of rules and expectations.
Adam M. Lowenstein
Adam M. Lowenstein writes about corporate power and political influence. He also publishes “Reframe Your Inbox,” a newsletter of interviews and essays.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Ponzi Scheme of Promises
Five years after the Business Roundtable ‘redefined’ the purpose of the corporation, has anything changed?
Posted inBooks
The Stories Corporations Tell
Two new histories of American capitalism reveal how alluring narratives have nurtured corporate power.
Posted inBooks
Big Consulting’s New Con
ESG and sustainability are the latest manifestations of a tried-and-true strategy for the consulting industry.
Posted inBooks
A Progressive, and Persuasive, Case for a Politics of Persuasion
Anand Giridharadas’s ‘The Persuaders’ profiles activists, organizers, and change-makers charting a path to power through changing minds and ‘calling in.’
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‘McKinsey for Kids’: An Insidious Tool Kit for Spreading Corporate Influence
By projecting an image of expertise and empathy, McKinsey’s ‘thought leadership’ helps the firm preserve and perpetuate its power.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What ESG Investing and Ozy Media Have in Common
How much longer can we afford to believe the promise of sustainable investing?