“The gig economy isn't taking over, but it has become a useful emblem o...” — Annie Lowrey Quote

“The gig economy isn't taking over, but it has become a useful emblem of what it is like to work for a living in late-stage capitalism.”

“An explosion of meat-replacement products has followed the path set by almond milk in the past few years, not just tempeh- or seitan- or soy-based products that taste nothing like meat, but meat simulacra.”

“The country should not have to wonder whether politicians' stock trades were corrupt. It should not have to think about politicians' portfolios at all.”

“Fires in California and Oregon are incinerating homes, businesses, schools, power lines, and roads. Hurricanes in the Gulf Coast are swamping mobile homes and carrying away cars and livestock. The United States faces the potential task of relocating towns and cities and fortifying others, trapped in an endless cycle of destruction and rebuilding.”

“Aided by the Great Society and the New Deal, the middle class grew, everywhere from Winnetka to Orlando to Humboldt.”

“When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean.”

“It was my full intent as a teenager to smash capitalism and eat dumpster food.”

“Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It's about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production.”

“The cycle of jobless youth, uncertainty about the future, depressing consumption, and weak investment and stresses on both the supply and demand side of economies are all thorns in the wheel of capitalism.”

“Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and at the same time publicity is its dream.”

“Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.”