Nathan Schneider

Views My Own

Rich People Broke America and Never Paid the Price

Lehman Brothers collapsed ten years ago, exposing a rotten system run only by greed. In an alternate universe, things actually changed.
Nathan Schneider
9.11.18
Views My Own

It's Time for Mark Zuckerberg to Give Up Control of Facebook

The social media titan needs a new model of ownership and governance.
Nathan Schneider
3.27.18
The Sick Day Issue

Figuring Out the Freelance Economy

Could new technology make the lives of freelancers less lonely and more secure?
Nathan Schneider
9.27.16
The VICE Guide to the 2016 Election

Bernie Sanders and the Battle for Universal Healthcare in Colorado

Last week, Bernie Sanders endorsed a little-known campaign in Colorado that could have far-reaching effects on America's struggling healthcare system.
Nathan Schneider
8.30.16
The Up Close and Personal Issue

When Productivity Doesn't Help Workers

Becoming more productive doesn't necessarily make life easier for everyone.
Nathan Schneider
5.25.16
The Holy Cow Issue

The Revolutionary Life and Strange Death of a Radical Black Mayor

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba began to make Jackson, Mississippi, a model for new African American politics and economics. And then he died.
Nathan Schneider
4.18.16
The We Missed You Issue

The Future of Owning the Internet

If we're going to depend on the internet, we should be able to trust where it comes from.​​
Nathan Schneider
3.25.16
News

How Colorado Voters Could Usher in the Future of Healthcare in America

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to be the first state in the US to give every resident government-provided health insurance.
Nathan Schneider
12.14.15
Tech

The Cryptocurrency-Based Projects That Would Pay Everyone Just for Being Alive

Although there's a 0 percent chance of the US Congress enacting universal basic income, techies have launched their own DIY basic income schemes through the distribution of online currencies like Bitcoin.
Nathan Schneider
5.29.15
The VICE Guide to the 2016 Election

The Elizabeth Warren Presidential Campaign Is Still Candidate-Free

Campaign finance reform crusaders are trying to convince the progressive heartthrob to join the 2016 race, but even without her involvement there's still a lot of energy on the left.
Nathan Schneider
4.22.15
The Magic Hour Issue

On the Lam with Bank Robber Enric Duran

In 2008, Enric Duran stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from European banks to start a progressive hacktivist commune. Nathan Schneider traveled to Catalonia to meet the man, who is still on the run from the authorities.
Nathan Schneider
4.7.15
The Future According to VICE

What Today's Revolutionaries Could Learn from the Protest Movements of the Past

Social media is never going to replace the old-fashioned meatspace methods of activism.
Nathan Schneider
1.15.15
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