Keith A. Spencer (page 3)

Keith A. Spencer is a social critic and author. Previously a senior editor at Salon, he writes about capitalism, science, labor and culture, and published a book on how Silicon Valley is destroying the world. Keep up with his writing on Twitter, Facebook, or Substack.

Teen in a Dark Room
A new psych paper perfectly explains why being extremely online makes you cynical Keith A. Spencer
David Talbot
David Talbot on how journalism has changed: "I wouldn't have been able to start Salon today" Keith A. Spencer
Plane Contrails
Why solve climate change when you can monetize it? Keith A. Spencer
Minimum wage; Mental health; Suicide
Raising the minimum wage could prevent thousands of suicides, researchers find Keith A. Spencer
Blue Apron
Against meal kits Keith A. Spencer
Mark Zuckerberg
How Facebook misunderstands free speech Keith A. Spencer
Meet "Blue Lives Mickey": What the worst t-shirt in the world says about America Keith A. Spencer
Cosmic Crisp Apple
The Cosmic Crisp apple is not the future Keith A. Spencer
Living in a World That Can't Be Fixed; Curtis White; Woodstock
Critic Curtis White: Capitalism needs workers who are "stupid-smart" Keith A. Spencer
Starbucks
Ten years of Starbucks' travails perfectly encapsulate the 2010s Keith A. Spencer
Crumbs
The piecemeal welfare state Keith A. Spencer
Husbands; Wives; Internet
The wives of the Internet don’t approve Keith A. Spencer
Who is behind the right-wing Bolivian botnet? Keith A. Spencer
House for Sale; San Francisco; Bay Area
Housing price slump in the expensive Bay Area could signify economic shift ahead Keith A. Spencer
Amazon; election
Amazon's electioneering in Seattle is more evidence that capitalism and democracy are incompatible Keith A. Spencer