# CLASSIC: Nevada's Corporate Innovation Zones: When Your Job Becomes Your Government

An episode of [Stuff They Don't Want You To Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/732915228), 13 Oct 2026, 46 min.

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Nevada is currently considering new legislation that will allow businesses to create their own increasingly autonomous communities. Fans of the idea paint it as an innovative, new way to get jobs and tax dollars to Nevada. Opponents worry it creates a corporate government, giving private businesses control of things a local government would usually do -- like run the fire department, conduct elections and more. So what exactly is an "innovation zone"? Tune in to learn more. They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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