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May 14, 2020
MagazineDean Baker
Building an Economy That Works Again
A practical blueprint for reform in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown
February 7, 2019
MagazineThe New Republic
The Battle for Silicon Valley’s Soul
How rank-and-file workers are changing the politics and culture of Big Tech.
March 23, 2018
Matt Ford
Congress may have just nixed a Supreme Court case on digital privacy.
February 28, 2018
Matt Ford
The Court and the Cloud
The Supreme Court wrestles with how to apply U.S. laws to international tech companies.
February 12, 2018
MagazineMoira Weigel
Information Wants to Be Chinese
How investment from the People’s Republic is dividing Washington and Silicon Valley
February 9, 2018
Matt Ford
Should Foreign Countries Be Allowed to Snoop on Data on American Soil?
A new, bipartisan bill could undercut digital-privacy protections in the U.S.
June 16, 2016
Navneet Alang
You Can Never Hide From Your Boss
What Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn heralds for the future of work.
June 13, 2016
Alex Shephard
One of the lamest companies in tech bought one of the other lamest companies in tech.
May 26, 2016
Navneet Alang
Who’s Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
AI will make our devices obsolete. What does that mean for human relationships to technology?
May 3, 2016
Navneet Alang
Bots Will Tear Us Apart
The bot revolution is nearly here. What will it look like?
March 25, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
Tay Exposes the Fairy Tales We Tell Ourselves About Racists
Microsoft's aborted bot offers a window into the minds of Donald Trump's fiercest supporters.
February 23, 2016
Clio Chang
Bill Gates confirms that he is, in fact, a P.C.
November 6, 2015
Dana Goldstein
Good Intentions
Bill Gates is here to change the world—will he make money doing it?
July 21, 2014
The New Republic Staff
This Dinner Party Explains How Engineers And Lobbyists See The World Differently
POLITICO’s Mike Allen sheds light on the evolving relationship between the valley and the swamp
January 15, 2014
Michael Serazio
Apple's New Ad: Don't Worry About Jobs, Follow Your Passion!
September 13, 2013
Hillary Kelly
7 Smuggest Lines from Jonathan Franzen's Rant Against Smugness
August 23, 2013
Michael Kinsley
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Never Stood a Chance
May 30, 2013
Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus
The Myth of the Lone Inventor
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is wrong to oppose government subsidies. After all, he benefitted from them.
April 1, 2013
Lydia DePillis
How Much for That Startup?
What Amazon's Purchase of Goodreads Tells Us About the Content Wars
February 15, 2013
Lydia DePillis
Microsoft's Mark Penn Mistake
The tech giant is treating Google like a political rival

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