Joe Wilkins

Joe Wilkins

Contributing Writer

About

At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power -- using economics, history, and policy as a set of tools to explore the meaning behind today's chaotic headlines. As a writer, I'm interested in topics ranging from labor struggles to transit breakthroughs to startups nobody asked for.

My prior work includes bylines on music and politics in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths, in addition to publishing sheet music and extensive copy editing work in the field of finance journalism.

I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music in orchestral conducting. I now live in Brooklyn, New York, where I read, cook, and occasionally critique music with my cat, Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing politics with the other transplants.

Education

Ball State University, Central Michigan University

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Panopticon Problems
Feb 2, 7:45 AM EST on futurism
Police Use of Facial Recognition Backfires Spectacularly When It Renders Them Unable to Convict Alleged Murderer
Reserve This
Feb 2, 7:00 AM EST on futurism
States Are Racing to Throw Taxpayers' Money Into "Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserves"
Transport Triumph
Feb 1, 12:00 PM EST on the byte
China Unveils Comically Gigantic 85-Foot Electric Bus
Outta Sight
Jan 31, 5:36 PM EST on futurism
Trump Admin Orders Deletion of Information About Climate Change From Government Websites
Flag as Spam
Jan 31, 11:33 AM EST on the byte
Trump Broke the Federal Email System and Government Employees Got Blasted With Astonishingly Vulgar Messages
Layoff Logic
Jan 31, 9:52 AM EST on futurism
Something Bad Is Brewing Inside Google
Try Hard
Jan 30, 5:03 PM EST on futurism
Gamers Disgusted as Elon Musk Admits to Cheating at Video Games After Bragging About Being Top Player
Potato AI
Jan 30, 3:11 PM EST on futurism
Team Says They've Recreated DeepSeek's OpenAI Killer for Literally $30
School's Out
Jan 29, 1:00 PM EST on futurism
Elon Puts Kid Who Just Graduated From High School in Charge of Disemboweling the US Government
Gloo Gone
Jan 28, 5:42 PM EST on futurism
Former Intel CEO Says After Seeing DeepSeek, He's Done With OpenAI
Bubble Boys
Jan 28, 3:30 PM EST on futurism
Energy Companies Stocks Plummet as DeepSeek Shows AI Doesn't Need Entire Coal Plants to Cheat on Homework
Dollar Dollar Bil...
Jan 28, 2:08 PM EST on futurism
Nancy Pelosi's Husband Sold a Boatload of Nvidia Stock Right Before It Was Eviscerated by Chinese Startup