i was framed as a conspiracy theorist. i feel like it was in one of your articles that you mentioned how i think it was politi fact and usa to day have kind of used their fact checking organizations to defend gates from what they called false conspiracy theories and misinformation. So my question is, are you kind of worried about the response that is sometimes taken to critical journalism that is just kind of o or just critical views of what these organizations are doing? I wanto disarm before we moved forward.
Paris Marx is joined by Tim Schwab to discuss how Bill Gates wields his wealth to shape public policy, the many conflicts of interest of Bill and his Foundation, and how legitimate criticism of power is being positioned as conspiracy.
Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist whose recent work on the Gates Foundation has been published by The Nation, the Columbia Review of Journalism, and the British Medical Journal. Follow Tim on Twitter as @TimothyWSchwab.
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, and support the show on Patreon.
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