UPCOMING EVENT:
Join the Oregon Justice Resource Center for an evening with Gil Durán, journalist, former political advisor, and author of the New York Times instant bestseller The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.
Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots, introducing its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Elon Musk—and describes how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and algorithmically driven propaganda. The Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it's an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now.
Durán will be in conversation with Jack Ohman, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and longtime Oregon voice.
This event is presented by the Oregon Justice Resource Center, whose work defending civil rights, fighting wrongful convictions, and advocating for justice in Oregon has never felt more urgent. The event is sponsored by ACLU Oregon.