Search engines steer students with fewer resources toward schools with worse outcomes, many of them predatory for-profits.
Posted inPodcast
Get Ready for the AI Crash
Overinvestment and risky financial engineering have made an AI crash more likely, says Vanderbilt’s Asad Ramzanali. Congress should take steps now to soften the blow.
Posted inEconomy
Employers Are Moving Beyond Educational Pedigree. It’s Time We All Do
Young people like my son can thrive if we acknowledge that four-year college degrees aren’t for everyone.
Posted inMagazine
AI and the Sin of Sloth
Forget AI going haywire. The real problem is that it’s working as intended: making us lazier and less able to connect.
Posted inMagazine
Monopoly Men
Big Tech platforms and the Gilded Age trusts have something in common: a stifling grip on the fundamentals of commerce.
Posted inBooks
The Cory Doctorow Doctrine
Why are big tech products getting worse and worse? The critic has some answers about the origins of “enshittification.”
Posted inBooks
How the Digital Age Changed Us
Two new books on high tech and social media examine the toll of relentless shopping, engagement, and the tyranny of the “like” button.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Court Ruling Against Google Ad-Tech Monopoly Is a Victory for Journalism
Antitrust advocates rejoice at the second decision against the $1.8 trillion behemoth in less than a year.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The Must-Carry Solution for the Media’s Google Problem
Google needs to pay news organizations for the media content it uses to fuel its lucrative and monopolistic search and ad businesses, as well as what it’s doing with AI. Fortunately, long-standing must-carry requirements can help. Here’s how.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
As Election Day Approaches, Don’t Forget About the K Street Wolves
As Election Day Approaches, Don’t Forget About the K Street Wolves: The Wolves of K Street, the Spring hit from the Mullins Brothers, deserves a close read this summer as lobbyists salivate over the certainty of a new president this Autumn.
