Jason Resnikoff on the Automation Discourse and the Meaning of Work

Jason Resnikoff on the Automation Discourse and the Meaning of Work

This month's episode takes a deep dive into the history of work and automation in the post-World War II era. It traces the discourse around automation from its origins in the factory to its wide-ranging implications in political and social life. Countering automation's proponents, who prophesize that robots will soon replace human labor, Jason Resnikoff reveals how the automation discourse has tended to obscure the human beings who continue to labor, often in sped up and intensified manners, alongside machines.

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Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

Mehrsa Baradaran on Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

The racial wealth gap is among the most dire problems in contemporary society. As of 2014, Black households had fewer than seven cents for every dollar owned by white households. This situation of rac...

2 Maj 201845min

Malcolm Harris on Millennials and the Economy That Made Them

Malcolm Harris on Millennials and the Economy That Made Them

Tired of reading endless clickbait articles about which industry millennials are killing today? Our guest Malcolm Harris explains how economic restructuring and the ideology of human capital helped to...

4 Apr 201837min

Keona Ervin on Black Women's Activism in St. Louis

Keona Ervin on Black Women's Activism in St. Louis

In the summer of 2014, activists in Ferguson, Missouri helped catalyze a cycle of struggle against racist policing, extractive fines and fees, and myriad other injustices that are rooted in racial cap...

4 Mars 201841min

Melinda Cooper on Neoliberal Family Values

Melinda Cooper on Neoliberal Family Values

We often think of neoliberalism as operating at odds with the traditional family. Our guest, Melinda Cooper, shows why neoliberals and social conservatives have enjoyed an alliance over the past forty...

6 Feb 201840min

Bryant Simon on the Hamlet Fire and the Politics of Chicken

Bryant Simon on the Hamlet Fire and the Politics of Chicken

Consider the chicken nugget. Many of us can see its round shape in our minds, and recall its salty taste. But what is its history? And what does this history have to tell us about food and capitalism,...

1 Jan 201849min

Laura Briggs on Reproductive Politics

Laura Briggs on Reproductive Politics

Popular discussions of U.S. politics often distinguish "social" issues from "economic" issues. Laura Briggs shows us how looking at recent U.S. history through the lens of reproductive politics challe...

2 Dec 201747min

Lane Windham on Union Organizing in the 1970s

Lane Windham on Union Organizing in the 1970s

Since the most recent election, we've heard a lot of news about the so-called working class. But all too often, this term seems to refer to white men instead of the diverse group of people who actuall...

2 Nov 201748min

Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s

Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s

Before Amazon bought Whole Foods, the shopping chain got its start as an activist business more focused on politics than profits. Join us to discuss the rise and fall of activist small business in las...

3 Okt 201742min

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