A new book shows that Uber was a symbol of a neoliberal philosophy that neglected public funding and regulation in favor of rule by private corporations.
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Year in Review: The Visuals
Our art director takes a look at his favorite illustrations, pages, and projects from the last year.
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What Good Were the Video Game Console Wars?
Our writing fellow pines for times when the video game industry wasn’t so consolidated and littered with junk fees galore.
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When One Story Isn’t Enough
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a brilliant chronicle of the destruction of the Osage people. But it doesn’t go far enough to explain how systemic it all was.
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When a Feminist Content Sweatshop Was the Coolest Thing On the Internet
Jezebel is widely blamed for starting “cancel culture.” But 16 years ago, most culture desperately needed to be canceled.
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Lies My Corporation Told Me
A new book lays out 150 years of corporate stooges making bogus arguments.
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Fixing Disinformation Online
What will it take to regulate the abuses of Big Tech without undermining free speech?
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It’s the Global Economy, Stupid
A new book on the Clinton presidency reveals how it abandoned a progressive vision for a finance-led agenda for economics and geopolitics.
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Your Guide to the Hottest Fall Trends of 2023
The leaves may change but the bullsh*t remains the same.