Gamurs Group fired the editor in chief of The Escapist. Most of the publication joined him to start something new, a worker cooperative called Second Wind.
Books, Culture & the Arts
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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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The Moral Authority of Marc Rowan
The private equity billionaire is leading a boycott of an Ivy League oligarch factory over a Palestinian literary festival it held last month.
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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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Damp Labor Autumn
Hollywood screenwriters won their strike, while the UAW strike is ramping up. What’s next?
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Your Guide to the Hottest Fall Trends of 2023
The leaves may change but the bullsh*t remains the same.
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How Big Tech Is Undermining Childhood
A conversation with author and child advocate Susan Linn
