In the first half of the 19th century, as far as the Western world is concerned, Alta California was the furthest corner of the world. In the second half of the19th century, not only does this far edge of the world get pulled into this world system for the first time, but it becomes the center of this new system. "The HP that really unlocked everything," says author Julian Zelizer. 'It's our current epoch'
Dilbert is out of work after his creator made racist remarks. House Republicans are launching an investigation into the toxic train derailment in Ohio. Also, Twitter has cut staff yet again, and prominent Elon-backers are in the mix. Plus, Meta has jumped into the A.I. race at last, sans a chatbot. Kara and Scott are joined by Friend of Pivot Malcolm Harris on his new book, “Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.”
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