Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico.

Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico.

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about how Microsoft is buying GitHub, Google is ending its Pentagon contract, and all the news from Apple’s developer conference on Monday—including the company’s effort to engineer a less addictive iPhone.

April is joined by journalist, author, and activist Naomi Klein to discuss her new book The Battle for Paradise about how corporations and politicians are trying to cash in on the chance to rebuild Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria’s destructive sweep through the island last fall. Some of the people descending on the island: blockchain enthusiasts hoping to build a “Crypto Island” of their own.

On ‘Tabs’ this week, the hosts discuss Silicon Valley’s relative silence on local elections and some listener mail about politicians who won’t stop texting us.

Don’t Close My Tabs

New York Times: Tech Was Supposed to Get Political. It’s Hanging Back in This Election.

Listener mail!

Podcast production by Max Jacobs.

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