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Techpolitics

the tech economy Oct. 7, 2014

Silicon Valley, Meet Organized LaborTech’s working class is beginning to clamor for unions.

By Kevin Roose
silicon valley Sept. 18, 2014

Does Silicon Valley Have a Contract-Worker Problem?An examination of tech’s favorite labor model.

By Kevin Roose
the valley politic July 15, 2014

Is Rand Paul’s Silicon Valley Charm Offensive Working?Will tech Stand With Rand?

By Kevin Roose
silicon nation June 6, 2014

What Silicon Valley Doesn’t Get About Government TechFixing infrastructure is risky business.

By Kevin Roose
the tech wars May 22, 2014

How Should We Regulate Start-Ups?Nest and Airbnb give us two possible paths.

By Kevin Roose
west coast dispatches May 13, 2014

The Tech Sector’s New, Urban AestheticThe tech industry is moving from sprawled-out campuses to faux-rustic buildings in San Francisco.

By Kevin Roose
tech feuds Apr. 27, 2014

Silicon Valley’s Coddled Caste System Has Been ExposedThere are the executives, and everyone else.

By Kevin Roose
the tech economy Apr. 11, 2014

The Problem With Profitless Start-upsShould middle-class retirees be subsidizing my delivery meals and car rides?

By Kevin Roose
silicon valley drama Apr. 9, 2014

The Secret Shame of an Unacquired Tech WorkerAn interview with “Amy,” a female employee who was left out of her start-up’s acquisition by Google.

By Kevin Roose
silicon valley Apr. 3, 2014

HBO’s Silicon Valley Is Too Nice to the Real Silicon ValleyHBO’s subversive new show isn’t quite subversive enough.

By Kevin Roose
the wheels on the bus Jan. 22, 2014

When Is a Google Bus Not Just a Google Bus?A dispatch from San Francisco’s class war.

By Kevin Roose