Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers—With Katie J. Wells
Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how the Uber model is finally coming for healthcare.
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Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers w/ Katie J. Wells / Tech Won’t Save Us
The Uber model is finally coming for healthcare. Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how much the healthcare gig apps resemble Uber’s rollout, why they aren’t being properly regulated, and the effects they’re having on staff and patients alike.
Katie J. Wells is a Senior Fellow at AI Now Institute and a co-author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City.
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Nurses and healthcare workers cheer during healthcare apparel company FIGS’ “Healthcare is Human” rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2026, as healthcare workers gather to call attention to the challenges facing medical professionals. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP via Getty Images)
(Drew Angerer / AFP via Getty Images)The Uber model is finally coming for healthcare. Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how much the healthcare gig apps resemble Uber’s rollout, why they aren’t being properly regulated, and the effects they’re having on staff and patients alike.
Katie J. Wells is a senior fellow at AI Now Institute and a co-author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City.
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How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech w/ Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan / Tech Won’t Save Us
Not long ago, tech jobs were sought after for their security, benefits, wages, and the progressive values promoted by Silicon Valley companies. But now workers are barely hanging on. Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan join Paris Marx to discuss the state of worker organizing in the tech industry, including how it’s changed since the mid-2010s and where it needs to go from here.
Clarissa Redwine is a tech worker and labor activist. JS Tan is a PhD candidate at MIT and writes the Value Added newsletter. They are the authors of Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry.
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