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We Are Not the Virus. We Are the Kamikazes.
We Are Not the Virus. We Are the Kamikazes.
Covid-19 may be our final, last gasp revolt
Douglas Rushkoff
Apr 20, 2020
Operation Mindfuck 2.0
Operation Mindfuck 2.0
The hippies’ effort to destabilize the American dream may have worked too well
Douglas Rushkoff
Apr 24, 2019
Time for Progressives to Stop Shaming One Another
Time for Progressives to Stop Shaming One Another
We need to welcome the newly woke, however imperfect
Douglas Rushkoff
Apr 10, 2019
This Time, It’s Personal
This Time, It’s Personal
How digital technology alienates you from your soul
Douglas Rushkoff
Apr 3, 2019
It’s Not About Trump
It’s Not About Trump
How the left succumbed to the cult of Trump
Douglas Rushkoff
Mar 27, 2019
What if Mark Zuckerberg Had Stayed in School?
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What if Mark Zuckerberg Had Stayed in School?
Two more years at Harvard would have taught him some valuable lessons — and changed the course of Facebook
Douglas Rushkoff
Mar 21, 2019
The Real Revolution Will Be Ignored, Until It Happens
The Real Revolution Will Be Ignored, Until It Happens
Ridicule from the establishment means we are winning
Douglas Rushkoff
Feb 20, 2019
Selling the Green New Deal With Positivity
Selling the Green New Deal With Positivity
We should convince the rich that climate remediation is a sure thing and that they better get in on the ground floor
Douglas Rushkoff
Feb 18, 2019
The Power of Not Retweeting
The Power of Not Retweeting
I was outraged by a tweet. I didn’t share it.
Douglas Rushkoff
Jan 30, 2019
No, Evolution Did Not Make Us Into Selfish Capitalists
No, Evolution Did Not Make Us Into Selfish Capitalists
Cooperation is imprinted in our genes just as unmistakably as competition
Douglas Rushkoff
Jan 14, 2019
The Real Value of Facebook
The Real Value of Facebook
We can exploit the platform’s failings to reclaim our humanity
Douglas Rushkoff
Jan 9, 2019
The Anti-Human Religion of Silicon Valley
The Anti-Human Religion of Silicon Valley
How an esoteric Russian religion still fuels the digital apocalypse
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 12, 2018
We All Became Russia’s ‘Useful Idiots’
We All Became Russia’s ‘Useful Idiots’
Nationalism may have started as a side effect of fake news, but it’s quickly becoming the new American way
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 5, 2018
The Epidemic of Civic Amnesia Is Spreading to Liberals
The Epidemic of Civic Amnesia Is Spreading to Liberals
When supposed progressives go wobbly on social justice, we need to engage them, not ignore them
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 14, 2018
Winning Is for Losers
Winning Is for Losers
How a collective in New Zealand is pointing the way to social change from the bottom up
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 7, 2018
The GOP Has Ditched Democracy
The GOP Has Ditched Democracy
And some Dems are following suit. Voting is the only antidote
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 5, 2018
Hiding America From Americans
Hiding America From Americans
How we sold the world a picture of America more enlightened than Americans could tolerate
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 1, 2018
Was Humanity Simply Not Ready for the Internet?
Was Humanity Simply Not Ready for the Internet?
A 1990s cyber enthusiast considers whether he’s to blame for our digital woes
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 14, 2019
Beyond the Valley
Beyond the Valley
The rest of the world is using technology to subvert digital capitalism. We can, too.
Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 13, 2019
Democrats Are Killing It on Prestige TV
Democrats Are Killing It on Prestige TV
But conservatives have reality TV — and reality itself — on lock
Douglas Rushkoff
Oct 26, 2018
What Happens When Counterculture Goes Mainstream?
What Happens When Counterculture Goes Mainstream?
We can’t treat the so-called ‘other side’ as losers anymore
Douglas Rushkoff
Oct 4, 2018
Can Billionaires Gamify Social Good?
Can Billionaires Gamify Social Good?
There’s a difference between donating to charity and making positive change your bottom line
Douglas Rushkoff
Sep 18, 2018
The Internet Is Acid, and America Is Having a Bad Trip
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The Internet Is Acid, and America Is Having a Bad Trip
How we can hallucinate our way back to sanity
Douglas Rushkoff
Sep 4, 2018
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