This chapter analyzes the increasing popularity of Emmanuel Macron's militaristic and reactionary rhetoric in encouraging people to have more babies. It also delves into the negative impact of the platform economy on labor conditions, particularly for taxi drivers, and criticizes Macron for authorizing Uber in France. The discussion highlights the erosion of labor protections and the decline of unions in the country.
Paris Marx is joined by Nastasia Hadjadji to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s plan to run France like a start-up, how that justified a further dismantling of France's welfare state, and how his desire to create national tech champions is having domestic consequences.
Nastasia Hadjadji is a French journalist looking at tech from the lens of political economy and the author of “No Crypto. Comment Bitcoin a envoûté la planète.”
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. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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