Category: Work & Tech

  • The Enshittification of Government

    The Enshittification of Government

    BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR The enshittification of government refers to the decay of government systems and institutions that were originally designed to serve the Common Good. Over time, they become corrupted, dysfunctional, and, in many cases, exploitative — benefiting a small elite while abandoning the needs of the public.. I borrowed the phrase from Cory Doctorow…

  • What is Crapitalism?

    What is Crapitalism?

    BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR CRAPITALISM describes the negative aspects of capitalism when it becomes dysfunctional, exploitative, or excessively focused on profit at the expense of the Common Good: Is your business following Crapitalism’s degenerative playbook? Or is it working to regenerate the Common Good? Christian Sarkar is an author, artist, and activist consultant. He is a co-founder of the Regenerative Marketing…

  • Frankenpolitics: An Interview with George Tsakraklides

    Frankenpolitics: An Interview with George Tsakraklides

    George Tsakraklides has a diverse background in the sciences, having trained in molecular biology, chemistry, food science, and Earth sciences. He has also worked in data analytics and marketing sciences for some of the world’s largest corporations, giving him a front-row seat to some of the most profit-driven and exploitative aspects of human society. After…

  • WICKED7: Where do the US Presidential candidates stand on solving the world’s most urgent problems?

    WICKED7: Where do the US Presidential candidates stand on solving the world’s most urgent problems?

    BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR and PHILIP KOTLER Which candidate offers the best chance of actually working on the world’s most urgent problems? Which candidate would make things worse? Let’s give the US Presidential candidates the Wicked7 assessment – clarifying their positions on the seven most urgent problems facing us today. Wait, what is the Wicked7 assessment?…

  • The Killer Robots are Here

    The Killer Robots are Here

    BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR The Autonomous Killing Machine (AKM) is here. The Chinese government has just “released the hounds” at the joint China-Cambodia “Golden Dragon 2024” military exercise. But this development is not a shock. In the US, Boston Scientific has been playing with killer robots for some time now: What next? We can expect drone-delivery…

  • Steel Pulse: “Only One World (Wicked Problems)”

    Steel Pulse: “Only One World (Wicked Problems)”

    On this, the last day of COP26, Grammy-winning legends Steel Pulse have a message for us: we must come together to tackle the world’s wickedest problems – because there is no Planet B. What can we do to bring people together in our communities? How can we unite across the walls of hate and mistrust…

  • We have weaponized fear and built the fear economy

    We have weaponized fear and built the fear economy

    By KARTHIGA RATNAM “I sit on a man’s back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible… except by getting off his back.” ― Leo Tolstoy, What Then Must We Do? Fear. A useful emotion. It…

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    WEBINAR: “Work & Tech”

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