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3 Nov, 2018 06:28

Silicon Valley and the new capitalism

Richard Walker, professor emeritus of geography at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses his new book, ‘Pictures of a Gone City: Tech and the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area’ with journalist Chris Hedges. The book reveals Silicon Valley’s tech-giant elitism, its role as a symbol of new capitalism, and the dark world of underpaid workers who lack security and rising homelessness.

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