How Bodega typifies Silicon Valley’s cultural ignorance

On Wednesday a story about two ex-Google employees receiving an obscene amount of money for a bad idea hit social media and was met with a level of outrage you could feel through the screen. If you’re online in any way whatsoever, you likely know I’m talking about Bodega. The excellent article, Two Ex-Googlers Want […]

The Yemeni Bodega Strike

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Given the chance, most any New Yorker will tell you that bodegas are a city institution, like libraries or the subway. They are overwhelmingly immigrant-owned and open 24 hours, dispensing basic groceries, household needs, and bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches at all hours. Accordingly, it was jarring for many New Yorkers to […]