late stage capitalism Something to buy if you have too much money: ratty designer sneakers from Balenciaga Jennifer Sandlin
late stage capitalism This short documentary explores how capitalism has made satire impossible Thom Dunn
late stage capitalism Historic steel bridge to be dismantled so Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht can pass through Mark Frauenfelder
late stage capitalism In "demeaning" competition, teachers scramble to scoop up dollar bills for school supplies Mark Frauenfelder
late stage capitalism Watch: CEO of Better.com fires 900 employees over a Zoom meeting Mark Frauenfelder
crime Wells Fargo's ex-CEO will pay $17.5m in fines and never work in banking again (but he is still very, very rich) Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow
Business Charter/Spectrum sold customers expensive home security systems, then killed the program and left them high and dry Cory Doctorow
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Departing Kotaku writers post a farewell message to their private equity asshole boss: "Sup dude. Suck it." Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Three years after the W3C approved a DRM standard, it's no longer possible to make a functional indie browser Cory Doctorow