Cuomo is trying to claw his way back to power TODAY
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Books! Books! Books!
Hi friends, I’ll be at Chatham Bookstore in Columbia County this Saturday talking about Joe Costello’s terrific new book on the power, technology, and democracy in the 21st century. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you--sign up here. I also wanted to share
The Age of Extraction
Wu’s book argues that we built platforms, but the wrong kind. We need platforms of course, but making them essential and extractive at the same time is a real problem.
Law and Oligarchy (and Farming)
Dear friends, I've been teaching a class called The Law of Democracy for over a decade now, using a casebook that is taught around the country. As the whole structure of government teeters, and people have been disgusted with corruption for decades, it can feel a little strange,
How to decide who to support
People often ask where to give money, and I always find it hard to answer. For me, the real test is whether someone has actually stood up to corporate power when it was risky to do so, not when it was safe or symbolic. That test narrows the field pretty