Inside the Tech Worker Movement Against Oligarchy, w/ Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan | Ep. 317
Summary
Host Ben Jackson interviews Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan about their book, *Against Tech Oligarchy*, which analyzes labor organizing strategies within the tech sector. They discuss the evolution from public activism to unionization, highlighting how moral injury drives resistance among highly compensated workers. The episode also covers the Trump administration’s designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist group and failed trade negotiations with Canada.
Topics discussed
Intro: Tech worker leverage and oligarchy
Guests Clarissa and JS Tan on their book
Palestine Action and nonviolent resistance
US economic warfare and Canada tariffs
Greater North America and fascist geopolitics
Bipartisan authoritarianism and militarism
Guest origin stories: Kickstarter and Microsoft
Evolution of tech worker organizing eras
Moral injury and the shift to unionization
Elon Musk, Twitter, and the far-right turn
Strategic thinking for tech worker leverage
AI, class conflict, and future organizing
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