Senior Reporter

Samanth Subramanian

Samanth Subramanian is a senior reporter looking into the future of capitalism. He has previously written for the Guardian Long Read, the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and WIRED. He's also the author of three books,...

HEAVY METAL
Why are steel prices so high when iron ore prices have crashed? Because: China
Quartz • September 16, 2021
THE UNFRIENDLY SKIES
Hundreds of former international flight attendants accuse United Airlines of discrimination
Quartz • September 16, 2021
FUTURE SHOCKS
The Covid spike in highly vaccinated Israel holds grim omens for other economies
Quartz • September 13, 2021
DIAMOND HANDS
El Salvador’s bitcoin fixation is just like a Reddit meme-stock craze
Quartz • September 9, 2021
What you need to know
Purdue Pharma dissolved, Facebook lawsuit, Anthony Hopkins NFT film
📬 Quartz Daily Brief • September 2, 2021
THE FUTURE OF HUNGER
Madagascar is suffering from a climate change famine
Quartz Africa • September 1, 2021
THE MISSING SPLURGE
The Delta variant is already cramping American spending
Quartz • August 27, 2021