Europe’s Subservience to the United States
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us: Ben Wray discusses the case of Nexperia, recently in the middle of a geopolitical firestorm.
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Europe’s Subservience to the United States w/ Ben Wray | Tech Won’t Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss Europe’s capitulation to pressure from the United States on Nexperia, as well as on digital protections and labor rights that could have big implications for the future of work.
Ben Wray is a researcher specializing in the platform economy. He writes the Gig Economy Project newsletter and his most recent report for the ETUC is called Uberisation.
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View of a Nexperia building in Hamburg, Germany, on November 19, 2025.
(Bodo Marks / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss Europe’s capitulation to pressure from the United States on Nexperia, as well as on digital protections and labor rights that could have big implications for the future of work.
Ben Wray is a researcher specializing in the platform economy. He writes the Gig Economy Project newsletter and his most recent report for the ETUC is called Uberisation.
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Kat Tenbarge is an independent journalist who writes Spitfire News.
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