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Zach Tan
PhD student at the MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in Economic Sociology. Research focuses on the organization of work and technology.
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Jun 10, 2025
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126: Labor and Monopoly Capital -- Harry Braverman (Part 1)
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Zach Tan, a PhD student at MIT Sloan, dives into Harry Braverman's critical analysis of labor degradation in the 20th century. He discusses how work has become systematically de-skilled and critiques influential management theories like Taylorism. The conversation examines the impact of automation and AI on jobs, exploring how these technologies alter labor dynamics and worker autonomy. Additionally, Tan addresses class complexities, the fading middle class, and the state's role in shaping labor resistance and solidarity in modern capitalism.
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