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The accelerating concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a technological elite creating digital feudalism. Access to technology, information, and economic opportunity becomes increasingly stratified along class lines.

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Inequality Articles

Three researchers win Nobel Prize in economics

NPR•Oct 13

CORPORATE INEQUALITY TECH

Stronger Growth, Weaker Hiring: Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy

The Wall Street Journal•Oct 12

FINANCE LABOR POSTLABOR INEQUALITY

Amazon's Prime Day deals could actually cost you more

The Washington Post•Oct 9

CORPORATE INEQUALITY MEMETIC TECH

'Guilty until proven innocent': Inside the fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'

NBC News•Oct 9

CORPORATE AUTOMATION INEQUALITY AI

Qualcomm is acquiring DIY electronics platform Arduino

The Verge•Oct 7

CORPORATE NEOCORP INEQUALITY TECH

JPMorgan Says $1.2 Trillion Debt Tied to AI Tops Bank High Grade

Bloomberg•Oct 7

CORPORATE FINANCE INEQUALITY AI

Job openings, unemployment curve: The worrying kink

Axios•Oct 6

FINANCE LABOR AUTOMATION INEQUALITY

How the US got left behind in the global electric car race

BBC News•Oct 5

CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS INEQUALITY CLIMATE-TECH

Young anti-corruption protesters oust Nepal PM Oli

Reuters•Sep 9

GEOPOLITICS INEQUALITY SOCIAL

IT Unemployment Fell in August. But the Tech Jobs Market Is Still Shrinking

Wall Street Journal•Sep 6

LABOR INEQUALITY TECH

How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

Grist•Sep 26

INEQUALITY REGULATION CLIMATE-TECH ENVIRONMENT

Three researchers win Nobel Prize in economics

Nobel Prize awarded for research on creative destruction and tech-driven growth cycles. Warning included: AI must be policed to prevent corporate monopolies from blocking future innovation.

NPR • Oct 13

CORPORATE INEQUALITY TECH

Stronger Growth, Weaker Hiring: Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy

Economic forecasters predict GDP expansion alongside hiring slowdowns, revealing a labor market where productivity gains and automation decouple growth from human employment. The megacorps extract profit while fewer workers are needed to sustain expansion.

The Wall Street Journal • Oct 12

FINANCE LABOR POSTLABOR

Amazon's Prime Day deals could actually cost you more

Investigation reveals Amazon's Prime Day advertised discounts are often illusory, using advanced algorithms and marketing tactics to manipulate consumer purchasing power and obscure true value

The Washington Post • Oct 9

CORPORATE INEQUALITY MEMETIC

'Guilty until proven innocent': Inside the fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'

Insurance companies employ AI and automated systems to arbitrarily reduce medical claim reimbursements, forcing doctors to battle opaque algorithms that control healthcare delivery and patient care quality

NBC News • Oct 9

CORPORATE AUTOMATION INEQUALITY

Qualcomm is acquiring DIY electronics platform Arduino

Corporate consolidation consumes grassroots maker community platform, absorbing open-source innovation into proprietary control

The Verge • Oct 7

CORPORATE NEOCORP INEQUALITY

JPMorgan Says $1.2 Trillion Debt Tied to AI Tops Bank High Grade

Financial speculation on AI infrastructure reaches unprecedented levels, creating potential systemic risk through concentrated technology bets

Bloomberg • Oct 7

CORPORATE FINANCE INEQUALITY

Job openings, unemployment curve: The worrying kink

Labor market distortion reveals structural breakdown in employment patterns as automation and economic shifts create unprecedented worker displacement

Axios • Oct 6

FINANCE LABOR AUTOMATION

How the US got left behind in the global electric car race

America loses technological and industrial leadership in electric vehicle manufacturing to China and Europe through policy failures and corporate short-termism

BBC News • Oct 5

CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS INEQUALITY

Young anti-corruption protesters oust Nepal PM Oli

Nepali PM K.P. Sharma Oli resigns following deadly protests by young anti-corruption activists frustrated with corruption and lack of economic opportunities, plunging the country into political uncertainty.

Reuters • Sep 9

GEOPOLITICS INEQUALITY SOCIAL

IT Unemployment Fell in August. But the Tech Jobs Market Is Still Shrinking

Despite lower IT unemployment numbers, the overall technology job market continues to contract with fewer opportunities available.

Wall Street Journal • Sep 6

LABOR INEQUALITY TECH

How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

Decentralized renewable energy infrastructure challenges corporate utility monopolies through grassroots solar adoption

Grist • Sep 26

INEQUALITY REGULATION CLIMATE-TECH