197. The Limits of Tech Inquiry

Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 11:10 p.m.

b'We discuss recent events of a report by Tech Inquiry about big tech\\u2019s military contracts was pulled by its funders \\u2014 a major union and a major social democratic party \\u2014 over Tech Inquiry\\u2019s refusal to censor its criticism of Microsoft. We offer our own critical analysis of organizations focused on building short-term, self-interested alliances with capital instead of ones focused on building long-term, worker power that is antagonistic to capital.\\n\\nSome references:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 On the censorship of our report on government purchasing from Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet https://techinquiry.org/?about=UNI-censorship&guard= \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Labor union censored report criticizing Microsoft\\u2019s military contracts https://theintercept.com/2022/09/07/microsoft-military-union-cwa/\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 German SPD politician justifies murder of Rosa Luxemburg https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/18/thie-j18.html \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nGrab TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'