Pluralistic: Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander (18 May 2024)

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Monopoly is capitalism's gerrymander: Handcuffs for the invisible hand.
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Pluralistic: Leaving Twitter had no effect on NPR's traffic (14 Oct 2023)

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Leaving Twitter had no effect on NPR's traffic: The brittle equilibrium of stage three enshittification.
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Pluralistic: What comes after neoliberalism? (28 Mar 2023)

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What comes after neoliberalism? "There is no alternative" is really a demand, namely, "Stop trying to think of an alternative!"
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