On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, a solo episode on the perilous alliance between American politics and the tech industry.
Trump supporters watch his inauguration as 47th president of the United States on a mobile phone on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)
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Paris Marx is doing a solo episode this week to bring together some important issues that have been on his mind lately. This is a recording of a talk Paris gave in Auckland, New Zealand on how Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump forces us to reassess the politics of the internet and challenge our collective dependence on US tech as it embraces the project of American empire.
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This week, I’m doing a solo episode of Tech Won’t Save Us to bring together some important issues that have been on my mind lately. This is a recording of a talk I gave in Auckland, New Zealand on how Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump forces us to reassess the politics of the Internet and challenge our collective dependence on US tech as it embraces the project of American empire.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
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Sean O’Kane is a senior reporter at TechCrunch.
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Paris MarxParis Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.