Benjamin Powers

“Writing well means never having to say, ‘I guess you had to be there.’" - Jef Mallet

Benjamin Powers is the technology reporter at Grid. He is based in Brooklyn, New York, and has written about technology, privacy, policing, and the military for a number of different outlets

Selected Work

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LOSING HEARTS AND MINDS - NEW REPUBLIC

Full piece can be found here.

How Intelligent Drones Are Shaping the Future of Warfare - Rolling Stone

Full piece can be found here.

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Fighting Violence with “Righteous Violence”: How Will America's Police Be Trained in Trump's America? - Paste Magazine

Full piece can be found here.