micromobility options (scooters, ebikes, etc.) aren't replacing cars but intensifying competition over who can use public space for profit reallifemag.com/life-in-the-fa…

As for wages, "[T]he people who need [wage gains] the most, the people who are in the toughest situation, are seeing their standard of living continue to rise, despite the rise in prices," JW Mason explains further.

Here’s how Federal Reserve rate hikes impact your wallet and why you should care. ( Alex Vuocolo explains👇)

Workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island casted their final vote in a union election Wednesday night. chddr.tv/3IVTRhQ

"They must be vigilant, because anarchy and uncertainty are the whole point. Every crypto-holder is a person alone, their wealth resting on abstract protocols rather than any trust-based system." Alex Vuocolo today in Damage damagemag.com/2022/05/25/mon…

"THE TOUR GUIDE" - Alex Vuocolo (Alex Vuocolo) "Here, the tragedy of the wrap-around porches is undeniable; all that filigreed wood in shambles, smashed against the facades like broken noses." apocalypse-confidential.com/2022/08/06/the…

"D-DAY IN SINKLAND" - Alex Vuocolo (Alex Vuocolo) "His daddy (my daddy’s daddy’s daddy) grew soybeans and dreamed plain and simple nightmares." apocalypse-confidential.com/2022/08/07/d-d…

We chronically underestimate the value of maintaining what we already have, whether it be infrastructure or iPhones, @alexvuocolo argues. That makes maintenance a tough sell. But it'll be sorely needed to ensure a green transition. noemamag.com/the-disappeari…

“Maintenance has to be valued outside of austerity, and right now it’s unclear if our current economic system is capable of that.” #longreads Alex Vuocolo Noema Magazine noemamag.com/the-disappeari…

The NYC Subway's R32s lasted 23 years past their design life. Why? Maintenance. “Maintenance should be seen as a noble craft." via Alex Vuocolo noemamag.com/the-disappeari…

this terrific Alex Vuocolo piece in Noema Magazine, about the difficult political economy of maintenance, has me thinking about the gulf between what humans know to be important in their own experiences, and what their collective systems can value/prioritize noemamag.com/the-disappeari…

It's not ~~markets~~ but people who set prices -- though not under conditions of their choosing, as today's inflation shows. Reporter Alex Vuocolo has taken the next step: *asking* capitalists how they set their prices. Their answers can be surprising. strangematters.coop/how-capitalist…

This Is Hell! Tuesday live at 10AM CDT at thisishell.com: Alex Vuocolo discusses his Noema Magazine article, "The Disappearing Art Of Maintenance," on an alternative to sustainability. noemamag.com/the-disappeari…

The Noema Magazine team made Pocket's Best of the Year list again! 🏆 So excited to see Alex Vuocolo's piece on the disappearing art of maintenance featured in their "Big Ideas" collection. Read it here: bit.ly/3OU5Z7J getpocket.com/collections/po…

Sharing the best of Noema in 2022: Including pieces by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they), Yuen Yuen Ang, @alexvuocolo, @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social), Milagros Miceli, @adrienneandgp, Carrie Arnold, Alden Young, Vincent Ialenti, I LIKE WHALES 🍉 and more noemamag.com/noemas-top-10-…

Inflation is prices going up, right? But how do capitalists set their prices, anyway? When you actually ask them -- like Alex Vuocolo did for us -- the answers are surprising. He joins @skepoet TONIGHT at 8PM EST / 5 PM PST to talk about it. WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=Xrd3_J…

What are some good books about antebellum US political economy? I’m currently reading Sellers, Wilentz, Appleby and Levy.

Receiving lots of love via twitter for my role as Killa in John Wick . Im so happy you guys enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed playing him. What a movie!!!! - “Schweinehund!”

Elsewhere in the press, reporters like Anne D'Innocenzio and David Hamilton have documented the ways that Wendy's is seeing widespread protest against its proposed "dynamic prices." Anyone who read Alex Vuocolo in 2022 could've told them how it'll go down. strangematters.coop/how-capitalist…

i think "lack of maintenance" is a bigger economic problem, conceptually, than "too much growth". you can make them related, but i'm not sure they have to be