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BiographyJune 13, 2022
Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism
What did the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog stand for?
Malcolm Harris
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LawApril 21, 2022
We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave
Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished.
Malcolm Harris
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Housing and HomelessnessApril 14, 2022
Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable
We cannot sit idly by while police target the most vulnerable members of society.
Malcolm Harris
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GlobalizationApril 7, 2022
Americans Don’t Have the Luxury of Being Picky Eaters Anymore
We’ve been spoiled rotten, but the days of avocados in December are over.
Malcolm Harris
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BusinessMarch 31, 2022
Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality
The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.
Malcolm Harris
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Economic PolicyMarch 24, 2022
Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus
There’s more than one way to combat a price hike.
Malcolm Harris
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Labor OrganizingMarch 17, 2022
We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year
The radical tactics of the IWW are better suited to the bleak US jobs landscape than those of mainstream trade unions.
Malcolm Harris
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Occupy MovementSeptember 9, 2020
That Was David Graeber
The anthropologist who coined “the 99 percent” and “bullshit jobs” died at age 59.
Malcolm Harris
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TelevisionApril 11, 2019
‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition
An insightful look into reentry for the newly freed, the reality TV show puts into stark relief the injustice of the criminal-justice system.
Malcolm Harris
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LaborMarch 7, 2019
The Unmaking of American Work
More than any technology, what the gig-economy companies share is the strategy of shifting costs to workers.
Malcolm Harris