Sublime

In the class structure of Smart America, meritocrats occupy an important level. Above them sit the always-getting-richer very rich, whom they regard with loathing and envy, and at whom they direct a continuous barrage of critical fire. Most of the books and columns and gossip aimed at the 1 percent come from people just a few percentage points belo

In our largely segregated cities, geography is a highly effective proxy for race.

The soaring fortunes of those at the very top may ultimately represent a threat to democratic governance.

Soaring Inequality

Though he might not get there himself, he could provide a way so other Black men and women might reach the top ranks of IBM.

Advancements in technology have already displaced many low-skilled workers, and there’s more displacement to come.

if there’s one thing I hope you take away from reading this book, it is that you will commit to keeping your critical antennae tuned in to the nightmarish fantasies of post-human proselytizers, among them many Silicon Valley elite and superintelligentsia, who believe the best thing they can do for humanity is “get filthy rich, for charity’s sake.”

supercomputers; we’re working with the U.S. government on building…

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