No escape from Palo Alto

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit yasha.substack.comWe talk to Malcolm Harris, a journalist and author of the new book Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.We discuss why Palo Alto is so powerful and so central to the American Empire, despite its seeming provincialism, and why the concept of The Californian Ideology is bogus. Also we find out where James Franco found “inspiration” for his Palo Alto: Stories book. — Evgenia and YashaWant to know more? Check out previous episodes of The Russians.