Tech Won't Save Us30 Syys 2021

How Race Was Central to Prop 22 w/ Veena Dubal

Paris Marx is joined by Veena Dubal to discuss how Proposition 22 and the contract status of gig workers is reminiscent of the United States’ history of racial wage codes, which codified lower wages for Black workers. Veena Dubal is a Professor of Law at UC Hastings. Follow Veena on Twitter at @veenadubal. Go back to episode 10 (May 21, 2020) for Veena’s first appearance on the podcast. 🚨 T-shirts are now available! Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon. Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com. Also mentioned in this episode: If you’ve ever assigned an episode of the podcast in a college or university course, let me know by Twitter DM, email, or through this form. Read Veena’s essay on The New Racial Wage Code. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois had opposing philosophies for Black social and economic progress. Robert C. Weaver and David Roediger wrote about differential wages. Uber put up a billboard saying, “If you tolerate racism, delete Uber.” Drivers were not happy. Uber and Lyft held up workers’ unemployment claims, and Lyft charged for PPE. After Prop 22, gig companies raised fees despite promising not to, and workers reported earning even less money. In August, Prop 22 was found to be unconstitutional. New York City recently passed new protections for delivery couriers after organizing by Los Deliveristas Unidos. Find out more about Rideshare Drivers United. Support the show

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How Nostalgia Serves Corporate Power w/ Grafton Tanner

Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss how social media constantly resurfaces the past, why film and television uses nostalgia to keep us engaged, and whether there’s a way to wield nostalg...

28 Tammi 202151min

How YouTube Normalizes Right-Wing Extremism w/ Becca Lewis

Paris Marx is joined by Becca Lewis to discuss YouTube’s history of incentivizing extreme content, how the storming of the US Capitol shows the power of media spectacle, and why we should see social m...

21 Tammi 202151min

Why We Need a Democratic Approach to Data w/ Salomé Viljoen

Paris Marx is joined by Salomé Viljoen to discuss existing proposals to expand individual data rights or treat it as a form of labor, why we instead need to see data governance as a collective democra...

14 Tammi 202143min

The Frictionless World of Silicon Valley w/ Anna Wiener

Paris Marx is joined by Anna Wiener to discuss her journey into the tech industry, how Silicon Valley’s desire for a “frictionless” world is affecting culture, and why it’s important to analyze Substa...

7 Tammi 202150min

Platforms for Public Good w/ Mathew Lawrence & Thomas Hanna

Paris Marx is joined by Mathew Lawrence and Thomas Hanna to discuss the problems with platforms, why antitrust alone is not enough to fix them, and how we can encourage the creation of democratic plat...

30 Joulu 20201h 3min

The Complex Systems that Govern Our Lives w/ Tim Maughan

Paris Marx is joined by Tim Maughan to discuss the exploitative infrastructures that make the modern world possible, how complex technological systems rob us of our power to control our collective des...

23 Joulu 202057min

How Urban Tech Increases Corporate Control w/ David Banks

Paris Marx is joined by David Banks to discuss how tech solutions to increase corporate control in cities will be sold to us as fun and convenient, and what that will actually means for access and equ...

17 Joulu 202054min

Why Game and Tech Workers Are Organizing w/ Emma Kinema

Paris Marx is joined by Emma Kinema to discuss how workers are organizing in the video game and tech industries, the challenges faced by those workers, and the importance of organizing to improve work...

10 Joulu 202057min