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Technological Disobedience

Worker, build your machine!”So Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s proclaimed to Cuba’s industrial sector, shortly after the triumph of the  evolutionary movement he helped lead. The year was 1961, and Cuba, increasingly isolated, was experiencing an exodus of foreign companies...

Institute

The Makeshift Institute brings creative solutions from the economic fringe into your business or classroom.Makeshift has a keen eye on the ground: the Caracas skyscraper squatter, the Barcelona apartment hotelier, the Kampala retailer who accepts airtime payments....

Pleasure Hacking

Tricia Wang visits China's cyber cafes to investigate a national phenomenon that's breaking through the Great Firewall and building community.200 computer screens, stationed one foot apart, flicker through smoky air and fluorescent lighting. Some have as many as four...

The Mobility Issue

Chukudus zoom through rural Congo toward the market. Overloaded matatus haul Kenyans to and from work. Hacked tuoloji supply Myanmar with water in the dry season. Our travels form a symphony of movement, coordinated by drivers and guided by norms. Each driver...

Makeshift Mobile—for Free!

We’re excited to announce the launch of MKSHFT Mobile, the same quarterly magazine you love adapted to your iPad or Android tablet. Starting today, you can swipe and swivel your way through the Re-culture Issue, with high-quality videos embedded. Mobility and...