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Singles’ Day is a Chinese holiday turned online shopping bonanza. But Americans, too, love to buy things to fill our gaping existential despair → Read More
According to one survey, 81% of teachers in America said their schools monitor devices. Students are not always aware → Read More
The architects of the proposed 150,000-acre project are scouting the American south-west. They’re already predicting the first residents can move in by 2030 → Read More
Delivery drivers and warehouse workers are already monitored relentlessly. Now white-collar employees are getting a taste of surveillance capitalism → Read More
Imagine a massive, invisible world that surrounds you but which you cannot see or engage unless you own the correct – expensive – technology → Read More
My access to doctors is tied to my husband – and his access is tied to his employer. Land of the free indeed → Read More
This is the most boring possible Terminator sequel - the robots are here to text you snidely that you won’t need to come into work ever again → Read More
Some companies are asking prospective employees how they used the pandemic. I will proudly say: I have nothing for show for → Read More
Anxious employees can rest in ‘AmaZen’ ‘mindful practice rooms’ – coffin-like booths where they can watch dystopian corporate wellness seminars → Read More
The film doesn’t glamorize life at an Amazon warehouse. But it’s undeniably useful to the corporation to have a prestigious film to give political cover → Read More
Algorithms decide which applications reach human managers’ eyes. But they sort out people with unusual work histories or who lack college degrees → Read More
Like many people, my father feels politically homeless – unable to stomach toxic Trumpism, but too conservative for the Democratic party → Read More
Our political leaders ought to support us in a time of unprecedented disaster. But they didn’t, so we had only ourselves to rely on → Read More
Stripped of its distractions, the holiday season is revealed for what it is: a slog. If you’re facing a lonely Christmas, here are some pointers → Read More
The Netflix film fails to recognize there are large parts of the US that have been abandoned by politicians, employers and educational institutions → Read More
The singer grew up in incredible poverty. She understands that money is something you do, rather than something you have → Read More
Religion is no longer the opiate of the masses. It’s ASMR videos, low-stakes nature documentaries and ‘mindfulness’ apps → Read More
In its effort to be sympathetic, Unpregnant flattens abortion into a simple and palatable narrative → Read More
The backlash around the film feeds on the fear swirling around from Jeffrey Epstein’s Lolita Express and the QAnon conspiracies → Read More
Employers have figured out how to exploit society’s crisis of meaning – by turning workplaces into sites of cult-like religious devotion → Read More