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late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow
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Business Thomas Cook travel collapsed and stranded 150,000 passengers, but still had millions for the execs who tanked it Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Dynasties: in-depth reporting on the wealthy, influential political and corporate families that not-so-secretly rule Canada Cory Doctorow
Business Whistleblowers out Falwell's Liberty University as a grifty, multibillion-dollar personality cult Cory Doctorow
Business Amazon's plan for traffic deaths from same-day delivery: deflect blame to anonymous subcontractors Cory Doctorow
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class war Rideshare companies' effort to kill California employment bill is failing miserably Cory Doctorow
books Rage Inside the Machine: an insightful, brilliant critique of AI's computer science, sociology, philosophy and economics Cory Doctorow
privacy Gawker's new owners demand right to search journalists, ban encrypted email and institute dress code Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Schadenfreude watch: Porno copyright trolls' investors sue, say the grifters they backed stole their money (the grifters say their lawyer stole the money from them first!) Cory Doctorow