13 | Amazon and Fulfillment with Alec MacGillis

Amazon has remade the United States in its image — an American cloud of warehouses, data centers, and urban headquarters controlling the commanding heights of the U.S. economy, reinforced during a pandemic year.

Fulfillment author and ProPublica reporter Alec Macgillis joins us to discuss us how, where, and why Amazon has been able to express such leverage — and what it means for the future of American cities, and the world’s.