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Whither Modern Life?

Recent additions to Democracy Wall on Valencia Street.

I’m immersed in reading all the time, and much of what has attracted my interest in the past year or two are books that try to explain how the structure of capitalism is mutating during this violent, chaotic and barbaric time. No doubt we left […]

AI, Risk, and Work

Democracy Wall, January 2025.

I’ve spent a lot of years writing about work, technology, revolution, organizing, politics, etc. From the early days of Processed World (1981-1994) to my book Nowtopia (2008) and in dozens of essays on this blog and on Foundsf.org, I’ve addressed how the shape and control of work is the […]

Silicon Valley: A Living History

Googlers Against Genocide, several dozen of whom were fired recently after some inspiring protests mounted in and against their venal employer.

Malcolm Harris’s remarkable book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism and the World, is not only one of the best histories of California anyone has written, he’s also a fantastic writer. […]