Argument: Traffic Jams Are a Very American Disaster

Malka Older

Malka Older is an affiliated research fellow at the Center for the Sociology of Organizations at Sciences Po. She is the author of an acclaimed trilogy of science fiction political thrillers, beginning with Infomocracy, and a new collection of of short fiction and poetry, ...and Other Disasters.

Articles by Malka Older

In an aerial view, traffic creeps along Virginia Highway 1 after being diverted away from Interstate 95 after it was closed due to a winter storm.

Traffic Jams Are a Very American Disaster

Argument

January 11, 2022, 12:59 PM

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier holds a paper with a graph of German GDP in Berlin on Jan. 27.

GDP Didn’t Save Countries From COVID-19

Argument

April 6, 2021, 5:24 PM

People line up outside a mass COVID-19 vaccine center at the Millennium Point center in Birmingham, England, on Jan. 11.

Scarcity and Ethics

Argument

March 12, 2021, 9:48 AM

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump

Democracy Is Still Not Safe in the United States

Argument

November 30, 2020, 1:45 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, and moderator Kristen Welker participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22.

Campaign Debates Are Democracy Theater

Argument

October 23, 2020, 4:31 PM

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