Tag: politics

• Salvage Accumulation, or the Structural Effects of Capitalist Generativity

  May 29, 2019

  How is it that capitalism is at once so generative, flexible, and creative, and, simultaneously, so effective at doing certain things, such as making rich people richer? I address this… more ›

• It’s 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning

  May 28, 2019

  DNA tweaks won’t fix our problems. Editors’ note: This is the first installment in a new series, “Op-Eds From the Future,” in which science fiction authors, futurists, philosophers and scientists… more ›

• Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war

  May 20, 2019

  KABUL (Reuters) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group’s daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with U.S. and… more ›

• Inside Google’s Civil War

  May 20, 2019

  It started in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2018, when 100 employees walked out of Google’s office at 11:10 a.m. local time. Thirteen hours later, the elevators at the company’s New… more ›

• Rihanna Opens Up About Her New Clothing Line, the Future of Fashion and Her Next Album

  May 20, 2019

  FOR THREE YEARS, I have been a diligent student of Rihanna’s 2016 song “Work. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/20/t-magazine/rihanna-fenty-louis-vuitton.html more ›

• This Is What It Takes to Be in the 1% Around the World

  May 19, 2019

  Since the financial crisis, income inequality has garnered increasing attention from economists, politicians, and journalists, and perhaps no income level has been cited more than the so-called 1 Percent. Yet… more ›

• The Messy Truth About Social Credit

  May 6, 2019

  Foreign media has painted a dystopian portrait of China’s social credit system. The reality is both less coherent and more complex. Almost every day, I receive an email from Google… more ›

• Kiss Cam — Real Life

  May 5, 2019

  Last Sunday, while I was at a baseball game (the Phillies vs. the Marlins, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia), the middle-aged couple sitting next to me made it onto… more ›

• Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s Unlikely, Untested, Unprecedented Presidential Campaign

  May 5, 2019

  As Pete Buttigieg addressed supporters off a back porch in Marshalltown, Iowa, the Devil was whispering his name. “Pete,” the Devil hissed into a microphone. “You’re sooo smart, Pete.” http://time.com/longform/pete-buttigieg-2020/ more ›

• The Absolute Best Documentaries on Netflix

  May 5, 2019

  Netflix is the great equalizer. When you’re sifting through zillions of movie options, the traditionally niche art of documentary can go toe to toe with Hollywood blockbusters, which means that… more ›