Malcolm Harris

is the author, most recently, of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.

George Lucas looks at the Death Star.

What Makes Special Effects Work? What Makes Special Effects Work?

In Empire of Effects, Julie Turnock examines how George Lucas and Industrial Light & Magic transformed the way we make and view movies.

May 30, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris

Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism

Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism

What did the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog stand for?

Jun 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Malcolm Harris

We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave

We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave

Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished.

Apr 21, 2022 / Editorial / Malcolm Harris

Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable

Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable Sweeping Homeless Encampments Is Cruel and Unacceptable

We cannot sit idly by while police target the most vulnerable members of society.

Apr 14, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Americans Don’t Have the Luxury of Being Picky Eaters Anymore

Americans Don’t Have the Luxury of Being Picky Eaters Anymore 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.

Apr 7, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality

Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality 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.

Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus

Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus Want to Fight Inflation? Take the Bus

There’s more than one way to combat a price hike.

Mar 24, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year

We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year 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.

Mar 17, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

David Graeber holds a microphone and speaks at an occupation

That Was David Graeber That Was David Graeber

The anthropologist who coined “the 99 percent” and “bullshit jobs” died at age 59.

Sep 9, 2020 / Editorial / Malcolm Harris

‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition

‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition ‘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.

Apr 11, 2019 / Malcolm Harris

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