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Book cover with a red background titled "Private Power and Democracy’s Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy" by Mordecai Kurz, exploring the complex relationship between private power and democracy's decline.
Books
When “survival of the fittest” justified monopolies and the slow death of democracy
America’s first Gilded Age reveals how concentrated economic power erodes democracy and offers a warning as similar forces reemerge today.
Mordecai Kurz
Illustration of a dumpster filled with discarded electronics, cables, and a cracked laptop—clear evidence of planned obsolescence—with computer components, trash bags, wires spilling out, and a detached eyeball above.
Science & Tech
Why fixing your gadgets often costs more than replacing them
A broken laptop hinge revealed a broader shift in how modern products are designed, sold, and owned
Jasna Hodžić
Sponsored
Not like Amazon: Why China’s Alibaba has stalled after a meteoric rise
Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
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