Evan Armstrong is the lead writer at Every. He explores profit and power in technology in his column, Napkin Math.
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A Case Study on Market Structures and Harm
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After a short break, Napkin Math returns with a new writer
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How governments and companies are engaged in mutual manipulation
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A Napkin Math and Trapital Production
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