published in Jacobin
Aschoff reviews one of the most famous consulting agencies in the corporate world: McKinsey & Company. She depicts it as a morally dubious company with the only goal of securing its own profits. She brings up some of their most controversial jobs, from recommending that the ICE spend "less money and food, medical care, and supervision for detainees" on the border to save money, to serious conflicts of interests in bankruptcy dealings where its own hedge funds have investments.
1284 days ago
published in Jacobin
After four years of a wild presidency and a global pandemic that has changed most everything about our lives, Biden ran as a candidate who could return us to normalcy. He wants to put foreign policy back at the forefront of the agenda, but Aschoff argues that "global leaders aren't asking the United States to be their champion."
1378 days ago
published in Jacobin
On the Left, there is often a rhetoric of talking about America as if it's falling apart and we are in a tailspin towards destruction. Aschoff argues that we should change this view, American Capitalism is working how it's designed to, and we should frame issues as improvements and changes towards a new age rather than ultimatums on the life and death of our country.
1420 days ago