technology

U.S. artificial intelligence strategy: Tech monopoly with a dash of job creation rhetoric

June 4, 2019 By Julianne Tveten

The U.S.’s AI strategy is capitalist militancy, largess for the ruling class,with a dash of rhetoric about job creation.

Fear of competition, not security, motivates Trump ban on China’s Huawei

May 24, 2019 By Ian Goodrum

What kinds of new developments would we see in a tech ecosystem not under the thumb of Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook?

Workers answer Google retaliation with May Day sit-ins

May 8, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Remember the Google worker walkout over sexual harassment six months ago? Google did, but so did the workers.

The app economy—Can “gig” workers be organized?

April 29, 2019 By Wade Rathke

Unions and organizers need to devise practicable strategies that allow workers to organize, win, and build enough power to force companies to adapt and change.

Why Facebook should be publicly owned

March 1, 2019 By Paul Tims

Corporations are inherently selfish institutions, and Facebook is no exception. Its agenda is nothing more grand than the pursuit of money and users.