The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis
Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.
Issue 233
4 articles
The IMF and World Bank's Cosmetic Makeover
Medieval doctors always prescribed the same "cure"; no matter what the ailment, they applied leeches to patients and
The ABCs of Free Trade Agreements
In the United States, the corporate media have framed the debate over "globalization" largely as a struggle between
Corporate Welfare for Welfare Corporations
Sandra (not her real name) is a Milwaukee woman in her early thirties who suffers from three separate mental health