Decades of investigating government corruption couldn't prepare me for Gil Durán’s chilling account of Silicon Valley’s authoritarian ambitions.

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In his new book, Gil Durán examines the origins and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy.

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“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” says Gil Durán.

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A new book by longtime Bay Area journalist Gil Durán investigates “tech fascism” and its mounting influence on U.S. politics. The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy follows th...

In his new book “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy,” journalist Gil Durán warns that tech billionaires are attempting to overthrow American democracy - a movement that’s been years in the making. But will they succeed?

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The Nerd Reich, by journalist Gil Durán, parses the rising tide of authoritarianism embraced by leading tech investors and the ‘Network State’ ideology.

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Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.

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As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.

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