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Amazon
forest fantasy
Feb. 22, 2021
At Amazon’s HQ2, Pretending to Be Green Takes a Lot of Energy
All those trees can’t cancel out the costs of growing them on a tower.
By
Audrey Wachs
covid-19
Feb. 17, 2021
New York Takes On Amazon Over COVID Safety Measures
In a lawsuit, State Attorney General Letitia James alleges that the company put workers at risk of infection.
By
Sarah Jones
business
Feb. 5, 2021
A Major Union Election Will Go Ahead at Amazon
Workers in Alabama will vote on organizing with the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union beginning on Monday.
By
Sarah Jones
amazon
Feb. 2, 2021
Jeff Bezos to Step Down As Amazon CEO
Andy Jassy, who leads Amazon’s massive cloud-computing team, will take over as CEO in Q3. The world’s richest man will stay on as executive chairman.
By
Matt Stieb
the national interest
Jan. 26, 2021
Why Do Trump Fans Think Amazon Proved Mail Ballots Are Fraudulent?
Tucker Carlson is so bad at populism.
By
Jonathan Chait
social media
Jan. 10, 2021
Amazon, Apple, and Google Cut Off Parler, Citing Failure to Moderate Extremism
The site, which has been a haven for many on the far right, may not be long for this world in the aftermath of the Capitol riot.
By
Chas Danner
monopoly
Nov. 17, 2020
Amazon Will Sell PrimeInsulin for Your PrimeDiabetes
Monopolies helped cause a health-care crisis. Another now steps in to profit.
By
Sarah Jones
antitrust
Oct. 20, 2020
DOJ Launches First Major Antitrust Case Against Google
The search giant pays mobile companies and browsers to make Google their preset search engine. The Justice Department says that’s illegal.
By
Eric Levitz
the top line
Oct. 13, 2020
Prime Day Highlights Why October Is the New November
This year, with consumers bored at home and retailers wanting to spread out the shopping crowds, Black Friday has crept forward.
By
Josh Barro
pivot
Oct. 8, 2020
Will Tech’s Big Four Be Smart Enough to Help Break Themselves Up?
Pivot’
s Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss what’s next for tech’s largest firms after a House Judiciary report called for their dismantlement.
By
Intelligencer Staff
the top line
Sept. 10, 2020
Softbank Found Another Dumb Way to Invest
Naturally, the tech behemoth that lost billions on WeWork has found a new, weird thing to do with its investors’ cash.
By
Josh Barro
buyer’s market
Aug. 20, 2020
The Post Office Has a Financial Problem, Not a Crisis
There are business questions underlying many of the political questions that surround the USPS.
By
Josh Barro
pivot
July 31, 2020
Is This the Beginning of the End of Big Tech As We Know It?
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss the House tech-antitrust hearing and how it could lead toward breaking up giants like Amazon or Facebook.
By
Intelligencer Staff
the top line
July 30, 2020
Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Aren’t in the Same Boat
Amazon is extremely popular – and doesn’t meet the definition of a monopoly. Facebook is a different situation.
By
Josh Barro
pivot
July 24, 2020
How Should Congress Grill the Big 4 Tech CEOs?
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway play Antitrust Subcommittee members for a day.
By
Intelligencer Staff
pivot
July 7, 2020
Why Big Tech’s Congressional Testimony Will Be a Bust
Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher discuss why they’re pessimistic about this month’s grilling of Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, and Pichai.
By
Intelligencer Staff
covid-19
June 30, 2020
Amazon’s Coronavirus Problem Is Worse Than It Let On
A COVID outbreak in Minneapolis is much worse than the company has admitted.
By
Sarah Jones
pivot
June 12, 2020
Amazon Finally Sees the Problem With Facial Recognition
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss big tech’s recent turn away from facial recognition and the racial-bias problems with the technology.
By
Intelligencer Staff
technology
May 20, 2020
Was the Obama Administration Too Soft on Big Tech?
Kara Swisher talks with a key member of the president’s economic team about why companies like Google and Amazon were largely left unchecked.
By
Intelligencer Staff
pivot
May 12, 2020
Does It Make Sense for Amazon to Buy a Movie-Theater Chain?
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss the future of the fading power AMC and the upstart Grubhub.
By
Intelligencer Staff
president trump
May 7, 2020
Trump’s War on U.S. Institutions Reaches the Postal Service
Trump has long pressured the Postal Service to charge Amazon more. With a loyalist as postmaster general, his wish may soon become a reality.
By
Matt Stieb
pivot
May 5, 2020
Amazon’s $4 Billion Coronavirus Investment Will Shred Its Competitors
Jeff Bezos’s plan to bolster Amazon’s supply chain is all the more reason for Congress to break it up, argue Pivot’s Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway.
By
Intelligencer Staff
pivot
May 1, 2020
Can Amazon, Uber, and Lyft All Thrive After the Coronavirus?
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway argue that there may not be space for all three giants to survive in the post-coronavirus landscape.
By
Intelligencer Staff
coronavirus
May 1, 2020
This May Day, Honor Labor by Compensating It
Labor is entitled to the wealth it creates. It deserves more than temporary hazard pay.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Apr. 30, 2020
Amazon Walkouts Are Spreading
Workers in Minnesota walked out last weekend, and other protests are planned.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Apr. 24, 2020
Trump Threatens Postal Service With Loss of Funds If It Doesn’t Quadruple Rates
The president has a long-running fight with USPS over the rates it charges for delivery of packages – particularly those shipped by his enemy Amazon.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Apr. 22, 2020
Amazon Workers Protest: ‘They Don’t Care Enough About Us’
Activists say over 300 workers called out of their shifts nationwide to protest Amazon’s handling of the pandemic.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Apr. 20, 2020
Four Tech Giants Are Solidifying Their Domination of the Post-Coronavirus World
Scott Galloway examines the staggering gains anticipated at Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon during the historic economic downturn.
By
Scott Galloway
the economy
Apr. 14, 2020
The Companies That Stand to Profit From the Pandemic
Not everyone suffers when the GDP and Dow collapse.
By
Josh Barro
coronavirus
Apr. 9, 2020
Workers Are Trying to Avert a Deadly COVID-19 Disaster
COVID-19 has life-and-death stakes. Workers know that.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Apr. 1, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Radicalizing Workers
The working class was already in crisis before the coronavirus. Now they’re angrier than ever.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Mar. 21, 2020
There’s No Such Thing As Unskilled Labor
Low-wage work matters, and so does every low-wage worker.
By
Sarah Jones
podcasts
Mar. 13, 2020
Galloway and Swisher on How Amazon Could Ride to the Rescue With COVID-19 Tests
“We’d be all tucked in our beds with soup delivered to us if Amazon was running the show.”
By
Intelligencer Staff
life after warming
Feb. 21, 2020
Jeff Bezos’s $10 Billion Climate Pledge Is Actually Tiny
Judged by the standards of the climate crisis, the sum is, practically speaking, almost nothing.
By
David Wallace-Wells
environment
Feb. 17, 2020
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Effects of Climate Change
It’s a substantial figure from the founder of a company that reportedly threatened to fire employees who publicly condemned its carbon footprint.
By
Matt Stieb
technocracy
Feb. 13, 2020
I Got a Ring Doorbell Camera. It Scared the Hell Out of Me.
What it’s like to live with an Amazon Ring security camera.
By
Max Read
vision 2020
Dec. 23, 2019
Sanders, Warren Criticize Amazon As Campaigns Spend Six-Figure Sums on the Site
The Sanders and Warren campaigns spent $233,000 and $151,000 respectively while calling for substantial reform at the anti-union e-commerce giant.
By
Matt Stieb
the national interest
Dec. 18, 2019
Donald Trump’s War on Journalism
His attack on Amazon may be his most egregious abuse of power yet.
By
Jonathan Chait
the top line
Dec. 13, 2019
The Lessons of Away’s Weird Company Culture
A hardass CEO isn’t necessarily a problem. But don’t let things get out of hand.
By
Josh Barro
the top line
Dec. 11, 2019
If Trump Is Reelected, He Will Come for Your Amazon Prime
The president’s
other
major initiative to punish Amazon and Bezos may have significant, direct impacts on consumers.
By
Josh Barro
the top line
Dec. 9, 2019
No, New York Is Not Getting an Amazon Headquarters Anyway
There have been an awful lot of unwarranted victory laps in the last few days by opponents of the original deal.
By
Josh Barro
the national interest
Nov. 18, 2019
Retribution Against the Washington
Post
Owner Is Trump’s Gravest Abuse of Power
The most dangerous and authoritarian act is hiding in plain sight.
By
Jonathan Chait
climate change
Aug. 21, 2019
The Amazon Rainforest Is on Fire
Vast stretches of the Amazon are burning and humans are to blame.
By
Adam K. Raymond
for fc’s sake
Aug. 15, 2019
Amazon’s ‘Ambassador’ Program Is Hilariously Misconceived
The program is meant to be damage control, but it feels like a hostage situation.
By
Brian Feldman
the national interest
Aug. 2, 2019
Trump Directs Government to Punish Washington
Post
Owner
Trump is going after Amazon as retribution for Jeff Bezos’s ownership of the Washington
Post
.
By
Jonathan Chait
amazon
July 25, 2019
We Should Thank Amazon for Letting Us Have Jobs
Amazon jobs might be grueling and difficult, but at least there are electrolyte popsicles so you don’t die of dehydration.
By
Max Read
design
July 16, 2019
The Labyrinthian Hell of the Prime Day Interface
Even during its marquee sales event, Amazon’s website is nearly unusable.
By
Brian Feldman
just asking questions
May 11, 2019
Talking to the Law Student With a Novel Theory About Amazon’s Power
Shaoul Sussman thinks the company may be breaking antitrust laws in a subtle but damaging way.
By
Benjamin Hart
new york city
Apr. 22, 2019
The Tech Industry Is Remaking New York City — Even Without Amazon’s HQ2
As tech occupies an ever-larger place in the economy, it will continue to affect the city’s physical shape — but perhaps in more heterodox ways.
By
Justin Davidson
international intrigue
Mar. 31, 2019
Bezos Security Chief Says Saudis Gained Access to Amazon Founder’s Phone, Data
Gavin de Becker says his team thinks the Saudis got into Bezos’s phone, and suggests that may be how AMI became aware of the Amazon CEO’s affair.
By
Chas Danner
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