Climate Change

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i feel like there are a lot of similarities tween that kind of an issue a and all the other issues that we're facing right now. How governments don't seem to be responding in a way that always puts people first, but rather is so focused on insuring business can survive. And i think we really need to change how we talk about these things as tongs move towards more sophisticated debates. I'm condeened by this very blunt, heavy handed conversation where if you don't down load an at with immense vailence potential, it's looking like your wearing tinfoil hat.

Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how learning about history can empower us to imagine more radical futures, how COVID-19 could create the opportunity to demand a better world, and how the praise for essential workers could help us rethink our ideas about work and the economy.

Lizzie O’Shea is the author of “Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology.” She is also the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch. She recently wrote about how there is no such thing as unskilled labor for The Baffler. Follow Lizzie on Twitter as @Lizzie_OShea.

The photo of the Paris Commune mentioned in the episode can be found here.

Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.

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