Alec MacGillis

Investigative reporter and author

In his reported book “Fulfillment,” he examines how Amazon’s expansion affects American cities, employment and regional inequality. He connects warehouse workers, small businesses and residents with the growth of data centres and logistics infrastructure. The book also examines the politics of economic concentration, including lobbying, tax incentives and relationships between large companies and government. Its challenging question concerns the price of convenient shopping: who benefits from the digital economy, and who bears the costs when secure employment and local communities lose ground?