Tech Won't Save Us

The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

A sign held up at a union strike picket

Unionizing the Video Game Industry Unionizing the Video Game Industry

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen discuss the emergent labor movement within video game developers, and their own contributions to it.

Sep 5, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Molly White on Web3's role in the 2024 race.

Aug 22, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Firefighters spray water on a police station fire during a riot

Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots? Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Hussein Kesvani on far-right attacks in the UK.

Aug 15, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore on Shopify and the Right.

Aug 8, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Speakers sit onstage during “Why Can’t Tech Save Politics?” at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on October 8, 2014, in San Francisco, California.

Escaping the Processed World Escaping the Processed World

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Carlsson on the legacy of Processed World, an anti-capitalist magazine that took on tech.

Aug 1, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Elon Musk on stage

Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jacob Silverman on why tech billionaires have grown fonder of the former president.

Jul 25, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster

Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Sasha Luccioni on the climate impacts of AI.

Jul 18, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, David Gerard on Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky.

Jul 11, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Facebook Is the Zombie Internet

Facebook Is the Zombie Internet Facebook Is the Zombie Internet

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jason Koebler discusses the AI-generated spam clogging social media platforms.

Jul 4, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

How Degrowth Will Reshape Technology

How Degrowth Will Reshape Technology How Degrowth Will Reshape Technology

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, tante on Europe, China, and the US tech sectors.

Jun 27, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

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