Nick Hanauer on How Corporate Propaganda Makes Us Fear Sensible Social Policy
The businessman and host of Pitchfork Economics on how “corporate bullshit” misleads us.
Articles in Culture & Politics (86)
War and Mardi Gras
How do we celebrate a joyful holiday when our country is responsible for ongoing terrible suffering?
Against Managerialism
How management education promised a better workplace—and why it delivered nothing but more creative ways of exploiting people.
The NFL is an Abusive Workplace
As Super Bowl Sunday draws near, it’s important to remember the systemic labor issues that plague the nation’s most popular sport.
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Philanthropy’
Amy Schiller argues that giving to others is great, but our contemporary notion of philanthropy is broken.
Islamophobia Will Poison This Country
The U.S. media is once again presenting the vicious dehumanizing caricatures that make it easier to oppress and wage war on people.
More Firefighters, Fewer Cops
If we want to keep people safe, we need institutions more like the fire department and less like the police department.
Dollar Stores Show Capitalism at its Worst
A firsthand account of the unsafe working conditions, low pay, and corporate surveillance at one of the country’s most profitable retail chains.