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Keith A. Spencer (page 5)

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.

"A People's History of Silicon Valley" by Keith A. Spencer (Eyewear Publishing/AP/Mark Lennihan)

Why “platforms” like Tumblr are a totalitarian threat

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Dieter Rams in "Rams" (Gary Hustwit)

The most influential designer of the twentieth century is finally getting his due

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This Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, displayed on a laptop computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A federal judge in Texas just ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional

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(Public Domain (Louis Andrevitch Choris, 1812)/Salon)

In the Bay Area, technology has gone hand in hand with imperialism for 500 years

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Lauren Greenfield (AP/Getty/Salon)

“Generation Wealth” documentarian Lauren Greenfield on how the rich are destroying civilization

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Multiple White House staffers reprimanded for violating the Hatch Act: report

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"A People's History of Silicon Valley" by Keith A. Spencer; Steve Jobs (Eyewear Publishing/Getty/ Justin Sullivan)

Why so many tech workers worship their CEOs

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"A People's History of Silicon Valley" by Keith Spencer (Getty/Eyewear Publishing)

Why comments sections must die

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"A People's History of Silicon Valley" by Keith A. Spencer (Squint Books/Getty/PPAMPicture)

How surveillance capitalism became the pre-eminent business model of Silicon Valley

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A man stands outside his tent on Division Street in San Francisco. (AP/Eric Risberg)

Despite thorough debunking, neoliberal housing politics prevail in the Bay Area

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(PJ Rockwood)

Wally Green’s unlikely path from gang member to ping-pong star

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Workers protest against Google's handling of sexual misconduct allegations at the company's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (AP/Noah Berger)

How the Google employee walkout could trigger major corporate reform

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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Team Mueller investigating GOP strategist Roger Stone: report

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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2015, file photo, the Uber application displays cars available for a pick up at 100 Centre St on a cell phone in New York. In four years Uber has gone from nearly non-existent to more than 26,000 drivers, joining over 13, 000 New York City taxis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (AP)

Uber’s request to grant equity to its contractors feels like a trap

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Jane Ferguson, Sana’a, Yemen, June 2018 (Jane Ferguson)

Watching Yemen deteriorate: Journalist Jane Ferguson reflects on a decade covering the Middle East

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FILE - This combination of 2018 file photos shows Arkansas Congressional candidates, Democrat Clarke Tucker, left, and Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill. (AP Photos/File)

Co-owner of SF Giants donated to PAC that compared Kavanaugh hearing to lynchings

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Anthony Levandowski (AP/Tony Avelar)

Silicon Valley’s a**hole economy

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Journalist Jane Ferguson reporting from scene of an Israeli air strike in Gaza in 2014. (Jane Ferguson)

Journalist Jane Ferguson: America is on Saudi Arabia’s side in the Middle East

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Keris Salmon and her artwork (Keris Salmon/Chester Higgins)

Keris Salmon’s haunting canvases pair plantation photos and slave diaries

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"To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret" by Jedidiah Jenkins (Convergent Books/Shutterstock)

What Jedidiah Jenkins learned by bicycling across the world

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Artist's concept of a dust storm on Titan (NASA/ESA/IPGP/Labex UnivEarthS/University Paris Diderot)

Saturn’s moon Titan has dust storms much like Earth

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Burning Man participants compete in the swimming leg of the annual Black Rock City triathlon at the Burning Man festival. (AP/Brad Horn)

Exclusive: Burning Man, a utopia for guests, was hell for many workers

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(Getty Images/Touchstone /Salon)

“Chapo Guide to Revolution” hints at a burgeoning leftist culture going mainstream

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(Getty Images)

The weird art of cooking with an espresso machine

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