Category Socialism

Bruce Sterling. Closing speech SXSW. To the geeks

Emphasis added. Take Juarez. People talk about the extinction of the press, the demonetizing of reportage. In Juarez people are being shot. Twice the people we lost in 9 Why? Because the anti-terrorist anti-insurgency troops switched sides and decided to…

Predatory capitalism goes wild

What happens when death becomes profitable? Like in buying specially-discounted bonds using a terminally ill person to get the discount. This happening. Now. What could possible go wrong (except if granny takes an unfortunate stumble down the stairs, that is…)…