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How Tech Workers Are Fighting Back Against Collusion With ICE and the Department of Defense How Tech Workers Are Fighting Back Against Collusion With ICE and the Department of Defense

Microsoft and Google are just two of the largest companies that have been unmasked as contracting with harmful government agencies. Who will be next?

Jun 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Bhairavi Desai

New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It? New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It?

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance wants to standardize pay, secure healthcare, and otherwise make cab driving a sustainable career.

May 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop? Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?

An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.

Jan 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Robot to Human

Democracy Needs a Reboot for the Age of Artificial Intelligence Democracy Needs a Reboot for the Age of Artificial Intelligence

A revolution in machine learning will transform society. We can’t let tech companies use it to usurp power.

Nov 8, 2017 / Katharine Dempsey

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How the Swindlers of Silicon Valley Avoid Paying Taxes How the Swindlers of Silicon Valley Avoid Paying Taxes

Now they’re pushing an ingenious new dodge that would allow them to pay even less.

Oct 17, 2017 / William Greider

Mark Zuckerberg in Wisconsin

A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying A Mark Zuckerberg Presidency Isn’t Ridiculous—It’s Terrifying

The Facebook CEO destroyed privacy as we know it. Imagine what he’d do in the White House.

Aug 18, 2017 / Jake Bittle

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize 500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

Their victory builds on a movement to uplift rank-and-file workers on the margins of the tech boom.

Jul 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Supports at Silicon Valley Rising Launch

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

An interview with Maria Noel Fernandez from Silicon Valley Rising.

May 17, 2017 / Ben Tarnoff

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Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda? Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda?

An interview with Maciej Cegłowski from Tech Solidarity.

May 17, 2017 / Ben Tarnoff

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Silicon Valley Sweatshops Silicon Valley Sweatshops

How a visa program is keeping immigrant workers poorly paid and tied to their employers.

Apr 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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