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The Consent Economy: Big Tech vs the People
The country is a mirror, but the mirror charges admission. From lobbying ledgers to algorithmic feeds, from data extraction to political influence, the machinery of consent has been privatized. A systems anatomy of how wealth, technology, and power intersect to reshape democracy.
Dec 13, 202535 min
governanceUpstairs Subsidies: Bailouts, Class, and the American Idea of Capitalism
In U.S. crises, public money moves fastest through pipes that already exist for capital. Banks receive oxygen in hours; households receive forms. The result is a recovery that tilts upward. This essay maps the architecture of those upstairs subsidies, the class and political consequences, and a rescue design that stabilizes markets by stabilizing people.
Oct 26, 202522 min