technology
Marxist memes: Socialists use humor to battle right-wing ideology online
September 29, 2017Left-wing memes have existed for about as long as memes themselves have in general. But in recent times, they’ve experienced a boom in popularity and production to spread class consciousness and the fight back against the...
Read more
Platform capitalists: The new would-be rulers of the world
August 30, 2017The platform capitalists pose as a group of high-tech saviors making the world a better place. What they are really doing is becoming data monopolies.
Read more
Uber driver says: “You’d be better off working at McDonald’s”
August 8, 2017Many Uber drivers are on a debt-to-work pipeline, taking on significant financial risk to earn a wage. But they never know how much they'll make.
Read more
Robot revolution: We have nothing to lose but our digital chains
March 31, 2017The automation and robotization of work raises plenty of concerns. But it need not be all doom and gloom, as technology could also improve work.
Read more
A 1960s activist looks back: Organizing in the pre-Twitter era
March 30, 2017There’s no question social media is transforming the way movements are organized. But technology by itself has never overthrown a tyrant nor seized state power.
Read more