An electrifying new book about how a logistical revolution that began in Oakland has transformed urban America.
The Pacific Circuit is the product of nearly a decade of reporting on Oakland, the technology industry, and the global economy.
The COVID Tracking Project
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I co-founded and co-lead the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, which compiled, annotated, and published high-quality data about the outbreak.
Containers, a podcast
I made an 8-part podcast called CONTAINERS in spring 2017. Here's some background on the podcast.
Projects
Alexis Madrigal is a journalist. He's interested in the ways that technology and capitalism warp the social and physical environments where people work and live. He's a staff writer at The Atlantic and working on a book about the port and city of Oakland.