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The Trauma Plot to Destroy America
Catherine Liu's book reveals how capitalism turns exploitation into private trauma stories, shifting blame to workers.
Foreign Policy · 2m
Socialism surges in US popularity polls
Forty-three percent of Americans now view socialism positively, the highest share since Gallup began tracking in 2010, driven by growing support among Democrats and young people.
TIME · 2m
Patti Harrison's Tech Utopia Dream Shattered
Patti Harrison, a comedian who once dreamed of tech saving the world, now calls Silicon Valley's profit-driven chaos a 'hell' after years of disillusionment.
WIRED · 2m
Can you buy your way out of loneliness?
A booming industry of apps, camps, and services promises to solve loneliness for a price, but experts warn these products may mask the problem rather than fix it.
Vox · 4m
Why Gen Z is drawn to communism
Young Americans favor communism at rates that alarm those who lived through it, but their reasons have little to do with Soviet history.
Fortune · 2m
Apple's price inflation is bad for capitalism
Luxury goods keep getting more expensive, pricing out the middle class and threatening support for free markets.
MoneyWeek · 1m
The zero-sum mistake is costing everyone
Ford Foundation's Roy Swan argues that the belief someone must lose for you to win is draining the whole economy.
Slate Magazine · 1m