In this episode, we cover Jason Hickel’s recent article, “Degrowth and anti-colonialism”, which addresses misconceptions that degrowth is a movement by and for the Global North. Hickel explains how degrowth actually serves the interests of South by demanding the North pay reparations and take responsibility for the damage it has done to the climate and earth’s ecosystem,
Facebook’s relationship to Sama, the low pay and exploitative working conditions faced by content moderators at Sama, how the company is alleged to repress worker resistance, and more.
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