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Last Mile

by Justin Beal,

The art of urine in the age of fulfillment

Mechanical Jerk

From reports of statements made by Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant, since 2017. The coronavirus was released as a terror attack on the economy of the world Chemtrails left by aircraft…

The Mothership

by Mark McGurl,

From Everything and Less, which will be published next month by Verso. A version of this essay appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of American Literary History. There is a…

Hard Bargain

by Daniel Brook,

How Amazon turned a generation against labor

Hard Bargain

Host Violet Lucca,Guest Daniel Brook

On the ground during the unionization effort in Bessemer, Alabama

The Silenced Majority

by Rana Dasgupta,

Can America still afford democracy?

The Big Tech Extortion Racket

Host Violet Lucca,Guest Barry C. Lynn

Unsubscribe from all: how to stop Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Uber from controlling our lives

The Big Tech Extortion Racket

by Barry C. Lynn,

How Google, Amazon, and Facebook control our lives

The Birds

by Jake Bittle,

Amazon dreams of a drone-filled sky

Meow Mixer

From user reviews on Amazon of Pinot Meow, a non-alcoholic beet-based drink for cats that is marketed as “cat wine.” My cat loved itMy cats didn’t seem to like itMy…

The Future of Work

by Jessi Jezewska Stevens,

No bleaker than it’s ever been

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Last Mile

Mechanical Jerk

The Mothership

Hard Bargain

Hard Bargain

The Silenced Majority

The Big Tech Extortion Racket

The Big Tech Extortion Racket

The Birds

Meow Mixer

The Future of Work

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