The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
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Silicon Valley Fractures
California’s tech-centric militarism, real estate speculation, and crypto mania are behind the recent bank failures.
Military Spending in the Swampland
On September 11, 1941, the U.S. War Department commenced construction of its new headquarters, the Pentagon: With each of
The Purloined Trillions
In 2009, stock owners, bankers, brokers, hedge-fund wizards, highly paid corporate executives, corporations, and mid-ranking managers pocketed—as
Is Chile a Neoliberal Success?
Chile is often heralded as the global South's best case for free-trade economic policies, but the facts tell a different story.