Staff Writer Alex Sammon speaks to Ryan Grim, elaborating on his review of Alec MacGillis’s book about Amazon.
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First 100: The Things Out of Biden’s Control
You try to set up an agenda and a boat gets stuck in the Suez Canal.
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Corporate America’s Empty Threats
Uber, Amazon, and others continually vow to leave any place where public-interest regulation might limit their profits. Don’t buy it.
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Amazon Has a Good Job for You Too!
An illustration from our March/April 2021 issue
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At Amazon’s Warehouse: Biden Raises Hopes, Rubio Raises Eyebrows
Today on TAP: Marco Rubio backs labor, sort of
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In Bezosworld
Amazon achieved its world-historical dominance thanks to failed policy and government largesse.
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Andy Levin on Amazon: ‘This Is the Biggest Union Election in This Century’
The Michigan congressman met with workers in Alabama who are organizing an Amazon warehouse.
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What’s Up With Twitter’s Content Moderation Policies?
The silencing of one consumer advocate reflects real confusion with how speech is handled on one of our leading platforms of communications infrastructure.
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‘Everyone in the Community Is Cheering Us On’
An interview with Josh Brewer, lead union organizer at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse