We are constantly told that we are witnessing unprecedented innovation in technology, and that our problems will be solved by new apps, electric cars or space exploration. But is this innovation truly liberating? Or does it serve to outsource labour and further consolidate power and money in the hands of the few? Ash Sarkar meets […]
Ash Sarkar unlocks the secrets of billionaire success that the Fortune 500 don’t want YOU to know. Hustle, grind, and mental fortitude? Nah. It’s exploitation.
Amazon already dominates online retail, but is it set to take over the high street? Last month, Jeff Bezos’ trillion-dollar company opened the UK’s first Amazon Fresh store, stocked with own brand groceries, including milk and meat, and cashiers replaced by an entirely automated process. Aaron Bastani visited the store in Ealing, West London, to […]
While COVID-19 has killed Arcadia, it has cemented Amazon as the world’s dominant retail firm. David Adler joins the show to discuss what does the rise of Bezos’s empire, and the fall of Green’s, mean for both the planet and for workers? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial
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