The Elite’s Crusade to Save the World Without Changing A Thing

Anand Giridharadas The Guardian
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Today’s new titans of tech and finance want to solve the world’s problems, as long as the solutions never, ever threaten their own wealth and power. These plutocrats believe capitalism’s winners, not its victims, should supervise all social change.

Uber Wins Big in NLRB SuperShuttle Decision

Alison Griswold Quartz
If SuperShuttle drivers, with all their restrictions and prohibitions, aren’t employees in the eyes of a Republican NLRB, then Uber’s case before that same board is no longer a question mark. It’s a slam dunk.

Erik Olin Wright (1947–2019)

Vivek Chibber Jacobin
Erik Olin Wright was radicalized in the 1960s and remained a Marxist because his moral compass simply wouldn't allow him to drift away. With his death, the Left has lost one of its most brilliant intellectuals.

Get Me Roger Stone | Documentary

The whole world was shocked by the rise Donald Trump, but there was one man who had been plotting it for years: Roger Stone. Diving deep into the mind of the master manipulator, Get Me Roger Stone provides a raw perspective on the transformation of American politics. Now Streaming on Netflix.

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Robin Myers Beloit Poetry Journal
New York poet Robin Myers captures the omnipresent mix of commerce with big-city surveillance.