enron_ceo [he/him]
Love Island and Real Housewives. Turn my brain off!!
Lots of good stuff but Spider Network series is probably the most important
just an FYI, the lawyer is also a very badass labor lawyer, Benjamin Dictor
it def does! if people don’t want office space, then rents go down. most of these buildings are highly leveraged with debt, and if they can’t hit their projected income targets, then they may have to default on their debt. if they default on their debt, it could have a major impact on capitalism as a whole. office buildings are, as a rule, the most expensive properties, and the ones that pre-covid were thought of as quite stable. it’s where “smart money” is parked, like life insurance, the remaining pension plans etc etc
highly recommend checking out Kids These Days by Malcolm Harris, a look at the origins of the term “human capital.” It goes really in depth on this question.
it often sucks, but I try to focus on highlighting corporate corruption and the societal effects of capitalism, which helps (even if it also helps with the whole narrative of crony capitalism). I also do a lot with our union which helps to fight back against the most $$$$ seeking qualities of our management. tbh tho I could have made a lot more money doing much more societally harmful work. so idk… people are right to hate most journalists though.