They are among the biggest companies in the world: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon have an outsized impact on the global economy and on our daily lives. Rob Larson examines the companies that have become synonymous with the glories and ills of contemporary capitalism. He makes the case for online socialism. Resources: Rob Larson, … Continued
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We speak with attorney Benjamin Crump and April Curley about Google’s discrimination practices that unfairly target Black employees. The former recruiter, April Curley alleges that Google systematically underpays and denies advancement opportunities to Black employees because of their race. I'm finna tell yall why @Google fired me- their MOST successful diversity recruiter in the history … Continued
Activist Faces Prison for Climbing Statue of Liberty & Southwest Key HQ to Protest Family Separation; Teen Climate Activist to Sen. Dianne Feinstein: We Need the Green New Deal to Prevent the Apocalypse; Meet the Kids Who Confronted Sen. Feinstein: We’re the Ones Who Will Have to Live with It; Age of Surveillance Capitalism: “We … Continued
Activist Faces Prison for Climbing Statue of Liberty & Southwest Key HQ to Protest Family Separation; Teen Climate Activist to Sen. Dianne Feinstein: We Need the Green New Deal to Prevent the Apocalypse; Meet the Kids Who Confronted Sen. Feinstein: We’re the Ones Who Will Have to Live with It; Age of Surveillance Capitalism: “We … Continued
Ralph has an absolutely fascinating talk with Harvard Business School professor, Shoshana Zuboff, about how Google, Facebook and other digital companies make money by watching every move you make, and how it can be stopped.
The streets of Catalonian cities have come to a stand still as pro-independence activists launch a general strike after Sunday’s vote. On today’s show we’ll turn to Sebastiaan Faber, a professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College about the vote, Spanish police violence, historical context, and what comes next in the fight for independence. Then, … Continued
Ralph spends the whole hour with journalist Franklin Foer, author of World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, about how the Big Four, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are attempting to dominate every aspect of our lives and minds. Plus, we get Ralph’s take on the Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill, and he answers … Continued
Social media is not worth the hidden costs to our privacy and our society, says Jacob Silverman. He tells us why. PLUS: Canadians are in the streets over climate change this weekend, and we celebrate a children’s victory on climate change in Washington State. And an essay on eroticism by Mario Vargas Llosa. With host … Continued
