Podcast #36: Jerry Mander
Author and activist Jerry Mander reflects on a long life of technoskepticism and how it relates to the current global moment.
Category: Economics
“Billion Dollar Bully” Yelp Keeps Pressure On Businesses
Despite bad publicity and lawsuits, Yelp continues to tank ratings in order to punish those who won’t advertise.
WeChat: From Medium to Mediator
China’s omnipresent app regulates much of society. Will it be a blueprint or cautionary tale?
Cryptocurrency Helps the Poor? Don’t Bank on It
Despite marketing spin, Facebook’s Libra, like any cryptocurrency, would have done nothing to address poverty.
Print Preview: Issue #3 | Summer 2019
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Undoing Dystopia: a Review of Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human
A review of tech and social critic Douglas Rushkoff’s latest book, Team Human.
Podcast #30: Gail Dines on Porn Culture
Activist, author, and sociologist Gail Dines discusses the impact of pornography—particularly in its virulent and violent Internet form—on culture.
Podcast #29: Jim Keenan on Environmentalism, Justice, and Faith
Father Jim Keenan of Boston College discusses Pope Francis’s views on environmentalism and social justice, and how those resonate across belief systems.
Talking Trash: Recycling Inches Up, But Problems Remain
With the changes in consumed materials, recycling is running into problems; meanwhile, plastic and overall waste climb.
Podcast #28: Jonathan Taplin on Internet Aggregators
Jonathan Taplin, former music and film professional, tells first-hand what the new rentier economy of Internet aggregators like Google and Facebook has done to the creative arts, journalism, and democracy.