Rushkoff's book is a battle cry not against capitalism, as many will misconstrue it, but against corporatism, and the actions of corporate America that bleed the common American dry of their culture and freedom.

Rushkoff brings up early on the very real idea that corporations attempt to blur the line between what is factually important in American life and what is manufactured. He states:

"This fundamental blurring of real life with its commercial counterpart ...

Douglas Rushkoff's Get Back in the Box is more than a "business book." It's a powerful schematic that can be just as useful in every other venture of life, as it can for the business savy.

First, let's not draw any illusory lines. Cyberia was about culture. It was about the uprising of a new cultural generation brought up on technology. It was about the cyberpunk generation that wrested control of the ...

Rushkoff is no stranger to taking non-fiction themes and wrapping them into a fictional story. Ecstasy Club is one fine example; however, some writers are quick to learn that the graphic novel format is a completely different monster than the traditional fictional form. Fortunately, Rushkoff takes it slow and easy, keeping with what he knows rather than overextending his imagination to realms he's yet to explore.

Club Zero-G is a cyberian comic book. Anyone ...

Religion is a wonderful and dangerous thing. Throughout time immeasurable religion has turned the poor into the rich, the blind into the sighted, and the lost into leaders through the sheer power of faith.

Religion, however, is only an idea - a faith based on an intricate map of values, culture, and history. It becomes dangerous when followers become servants; or when worship wanders from the infinite design into a more human form. How often do ...

I first learned of Douglas Rushkoff while watching his speech segment on the Disinformation: The Series DVD. In truth, I was waiting for Grant Morrison’s turn, but decided to watch the first couple of speeches rather than fast-forward… and I’m glad I did.

Since that first viewing, I’ve had the opportunity to see him speak in person, sit in on one of his NYU classes, and talk to him sporadically through email ...