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December 9, 2020
Jacob Silverman
Elon Musk’s Big Government Grift
The Tesla mogul says he wants to be left alone. But he’s been living off the taxpayer’s dime for years.
December 3, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Welcome to the New Era of Cops Driving Teslas
Towns looking to green police departments, instead of defunding them, are turning to an interesting luxury brand.
September 21, 2020
Kate Aronoff
The Nikola Scandal Is a Cautionary Tale About Green Tech’s Gauzy Promises
Like Theranos before it, the electric truck company shows it’s a mistake to hope start-ups can save the planet.
September 2, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Elon Musk Thinks His Treatment of Workers Is a “Trade Secret”
A wonky California legislative fight is a test of whether green jobs will be good jobs, too.
August 26, 2020
John Semley
How
Tesla
Punctures the Myth of the Tech Genius
Michael Almereyda’s movie dismantles romantic notions about creativity, invention, and making money.
July 30, 2020
Andre Pagliarini
Bolivia’s Covid-19 Election Nightmare Is a Warning
The world should be paying close attention to the country’s decision to postpone the vote.
February 3, 2020
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Alex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Elon Musk
The Silicon Valley magnate's vision is less futuristic—and more solipsistic—than it seems.
November 16, 2019
Kate Aronoff
Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problem
The crisis in Bolivia has an urgent message for environmental policy in the United States.
October 1, 2018
David Dayen
Elon Musk and America’s Toxic Cult of the CEO
He could have been banished for securities fraud, but the government feared the consequences for Tesla's shareholders.
August 28, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Tesla Paradox
The electric car company can't succeed without Elon Musk. But can it succeed with him?
August 28, 2018
Christopher Mackin
Silicon Valley and the Quest for a Utopian Workplace
How Google, Tesla, and other tech giants could fix the broken relationship between employers and their employees
August 17, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Elon Musk Losing It?
An interview with The New York Times reveals a CEO who appears to be hanging by a thread.
August 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Tesla for Real?
Elon Musk has seemingly done everything in his power to dampen enthusiasm for his company. And yet it keeps bouncing along.
May 25, 2018
Alex Shephard
Elon Musk’s Fall to Earth
Why the Silicon Valley titan is lashing out at the press.
July 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Don’t cheer the electric car “revolution” just yet.
December 17, 2015
Adam Peck
Why is Tesla dissing a millennial genius who built his own self-driving car?
March 21, 2014
Danny Vinik
Tesla Is Proof That Regulation Can Stifle Growth
May 30, 2013
Michael Shellenberger
,
Ted Nordhaus
The Myth of the Lone Inventor
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is wrong to oppose government subsidies. After all, he benefitted from them.
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