Tag: ultracapitalism

• Changing the Face (and Sound) of Rap

  January 5, 2019

  “TIK TOK,” a zippy and salacious celebration of late nights and mornings-after by a new artist named Ke$ha, has spent the last few weeks zooming toward the top of the… more ›

• “Ain’t got a care in the world / but got plenty of beer / ain’t got no money in my pocket / but I’m already here”

  January 4, 2019

  If you have a car, and that car contains some kind of media-playing device—like a CD player or whatever—then you probably prize that car as one of the few spaces… more ›

• O homem mediano assume o poder

  January 3, 2019

  Desde 1 de janeiro de 2019, o Brasil tem como presidente um personagem que jamais havia ocupado o poder pelo voto. Jair Bolsonaro é o homem que nem pertence às… more ›

• The Misadventures of an Idealistic Restaurant in Cut-Throat New York

  December 23, 2018

  The Misadventures of an Idealistic Restaurant in Cut-Throat New York When Emily Elliott moved to New York from North Carolina almost 12 years ago, she handed out resumes in the… more ›

• 14 Months, 120 Cities, $2 Billion: There’s Never Been a Company Like Bird. Is the World Ready?

  December 13, 2018

  14 Months, 120 Cities, $2 Billion: There’s Never Been a Company Like Bird. Is the World Ready? The first 10 Birds descended on Santa Monica, California, in early September 2017.… more ›

• Gilets jaunes protesters clash with police in Paris – in pictures

  December 9, 2018

  Gilets jaunes protesters clash with police in Paris – in pictures Yellow vest protesters again took to the streets to demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron’s policies https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/dec/08/gilets-jaunes-protesters-clash-with-police-in-paris-in-pictures more ›

• ‘Yellow Vests’ Riot in Paris, but Their Anger Is Rooted Deep in France

  December 3, 2018

  ‘Yellow Vests’ Riot in Paris, but Their Anger Is Rooted Deep in France GUÉRET, France — At the bare bottom of Florian Dou’s shopping cart at the discount supermarket, there… more ›

• When Oligarchs Buy Media: A Central European Tale

  December 1, 2018

  When Oligarchs Buy Media: A Central European Tale How the financial crisis precipitated a mass exodus of Western investment from Central Europe—and paved the way for oligarchic takeovers of media.… more ›

• The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities

  November 26, 2018

  The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities But first she had to recline the passenger seat of her 2015 Nissan Leaf as far as it would go—that… more ›

• One Belt, One Road

  November 23, 2018

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