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Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

If Trump’s first campaign wooed nostalgists for a once-great America, his second resonated with a younger demographic hunting for treasure in the ruined temples of the future, writes Kojo Koram.

09/02/2021. London, United Kingdom. Health Secretary Matt Hancock before Parliament announcement. Department of Health. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Rishi Sunak has ordered the Treasury to mint NFTs. Matt Hancock is a "crypto expert", apparently. How to explain the overlap between Tory boys and crypto bros? Pete Howson offers an answer.

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Opinion: BuzzFeed News Wanted to Be Radical – Instead It Was Mainstream Media With Listicles

Justin Schlosberg

BuzzFeed’s experiment with serious journalism appears to be over, with the company shuttering much of its own and the recently acquired Huffington Post's news operations. This has less to do with ‘market forces’ than the company’s failure to be subversive, writes media academic Justin Schlosberg.

Novara FM: Luddites, Hackers, Saboteurs

'To be a good Marxist is to be a Luddite.' Gavin Mueller joins James Butler to explore rebellions against technology and the seductions of technological thought.

Novara Live: ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY

On this episode of #TyskySour Michael is joined by Ash Sarkar and Wendy Liu to talk stop-and-search in the UK, a socialist tide in the US, and whether it’s time to abolish Silicon Valley.

Now is the Time for Worker Power in the Tech Industry

Wendy Liu

Among the upper echelons of the tech industry there is strong hostility to the idea of organised labour. But the tech sector is too important to cede control of it to capital, and lately there have been more and more reasons why tech workers need to build collective power, writes Wendy Liu.

Facebook and Freedom: How Silicon Valley’s Ideology Masks Emerging Power

Karishma Mehrotra

Since its inception many have seen the internet as a space of freedom, without authority or hierarchy. But, Internet.org, Facebook's latest endeavour, suggests this isn't the case.

Silicon Laggy: How Neoliberal Roots Hold Gaming Back

Simon Saunders

As part of our Novara Focus on video games and class, Simon Saunders explores how the gaming industry's origins and workplace practices have produced a conservative streak.

#FuckUber: 8 Reasons Why Uber is Bad for All of Us

Sam Hind

Since its inception, Silicon Valley 'ride sharing' start-up Uber has drawn criticism and anger from taxi drivers wherever it has been launched. While it is undoubtedly undermining cabbies, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Opinion: BuzzFeed News Wanted to Be Radical – Instead It Was Mainstream Media With Listicles

Justin Schlosberg

Novara FM: Luddites, Hackers, Saboteurs

Novara Live: ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY

Now is the Time for Worker Power in the Tech Industry

Wendy Liu

Facebook and Freedom: How Silicon Valley’s Ideology Masks Emerging Power

Karishma Mehrotra

Silicon Laggy: How Neoliberal Roots Hold Gaming Back

Simon Saunders

#FuckUber: 8 Reasons Why Uber is Bad for All of Us

Sam Hind

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Tag: silicon valley

Opinion: Elon Musk Is the Perfect Mascot for Trump 2.0

Kojo Koram

Analysis: Why Do Tories Love Crypto?

Peter Howson

Opinion: BuzzFeed News Wanted to Be Radical – Instead It Was Mainstream Media With Listicles

Justin Schlosberg

Novara FM: Luddites, Hackers, Saboteurs

Novara Live: ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY

Now is the Time for Worker Power in the Tech Industry

Wendy Liu

Facebook and Freedom: How Silicon Valley’s Ideology Masks Emerging Power

Karishma Mehrotra

Silicon Laggy: How Neoliberal Roots Hold Gaming Back

Simon Saunders

#FuckUber: 8 Reasons Why Uber is Bad for All of Us

Sam Hind

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