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

Slop Art
Jan 22, 10:53 AM EST on futurism
DOGE.gov Website Launches With Mangled, AI-Generated American Flag
Dueling Chatbots
Jan 22, 8:40 AM EST on the byte
Chinese AI Firm Says Its Open Source New Model Is Beating OpenAI's Most Advanced Publicly Released Model
Border Frenzy
Jan 21, 3:06 PM EST on futurism
A Peek Into Trump's AI Border Dystopia
Writers Blocked
Jan 18, 3:00 PM EST on futurism
Large Publisher Lays Off More Than 100 Employees After Striking Deal With OpenAI
Education Station
Jan 18, 9:00 AM EST on the byte
Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust
Brain Dump
Jan 18, 8:00 AM EST on the byte
Elon Musk Once Said He Mainly Tweets While Pooping, So We Now Have Grave Concerns About the Condition of His Gastrointestinal System
Schooled
Jan 16, 12:11 PM EST on the byte
Chinese Students Repulsed by American School Lunches
Pornographic Memory
Jan 15, 5:01 PM EST on futurism
Supreme Court Justice Demands to Know Why Pornhub Doesn't Have Literary Essays Alongside the Smut
TIL YSK
Jan 15, 3:07 PM EST on the byte
Horrendous New Startup Uses AI Agents to Flood Reddit With Posts Shilling Clients' Products
Trump Train
Jan 15, 2:11 PM EST on futurism
Leftists Plead With Trump Not to Build High Speed Rail System Connecting America's Major Cities
Gun Jam
Jan 15, 12:18 PM EST on the byte
Americans Flood Chinese Social App, Teach Users to 3D Print Guns
Digital Dengism
Jan 14, 2:19 PM EST on futurism
TikTok Users Looking to Spite US Government Find Warm Welcome on Chinese App