Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
For thousands of women, working at the nation’s largest jewelry retailer meant unequal pay, harassment or worse.
Tiversa dominated an emerging online market—before it was accused of fraud, extortion, and manipulating the federal government.
Patrick Bryne’s tenure at Overstock.com was already on the rocks, due to an all in bet on blockchain technology, before he admitted that he had an affair with the Russian operative Maria Butina.
We are beginning to understand what ails us, and it’s not something an oxygen facial or a treadmill desk can fix.
