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Amazon turbocharged American consumerism—and Prime is the engine that keeps it running, @elcush wrote in 2021. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
belatedly: last week I started as an editor @nytopinion! please subscribe - it's good!!!! nytco.com/press/a-new-deputy…
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Seriously, what color is a hot dog? In 2024, @elcush explored the answer to this question: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…
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For decades, members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, who flew planes for the U.S. Army during World War II, lobbied for recognition as service members—but they’re still largely unknown. Today, @elcush will answer questions about them on Reddit: bit.ly/3PbdEmx
my favorite opera writer @chris_cohen_ wrote about Tristan for @TheAtlantic! gift link!! theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
for the April issue, I wrote about my grandmother, the forgotten women pilots of World War II, the nature of progress, and snakes: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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Any publication wanting to cover tech in this wild moment would be lucky to have Nitasha
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely love(d) my job, my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting at the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
ALT cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual
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I must point out that Caroline is not just the Amazon beat reporter, but a truly brilliant, award-winning investigative journalist who has been covering big tech and labor for years with empathy, fairness, and diligence.
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Today I was laid off from my job covering Amazon for Jeff Bezos's Washington Post.
Ellen Cushing retweeted
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely love(d) my job, my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting at the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
ALT cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual
Ellen Cushing retweeted
NYC friends—I am headed your way! On Jan 29, @elcush and I will be at Scandinavia House to chat about my forthcoming book, Down and Out in Utopia: Unemployment as Moral Education in Norway. It's at 7pm and freeeee. More here:
scandinaviahouse.org/event/d…
wrote about the fall of sweetgreen/the end of optimism theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Good day to support the @the_herald, the paper that made me a journalist.
These students are working overnight and through grief to cover tragedy on their own campus — with the gunman still at large.
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i’ve been so impressed by the student journalists @the_herald who are covering the Brown shooting while under shelter in place and grieving their classmates—
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this week's episode of everybody's bsuiness is a good one! @mattyglesias on Mamdani, noted Pete Alonso fan @elcush on how delivery is ruining food culture + me and @svaneksmith on AI bailouts, layoffs, musk and more! listen subscribe!! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
More than half of adults under 45 use delivery at least once a week, and 13 percent use it once a day. I wrote about what that means for restaurants, restaurateurs, cities, and food:
theatlantic.com/culture/2025…
