E57 - Technology as a Weapon of Empire w/ Kevin Klyman
American Prestige
English - August 09, 2022 12:50 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 578 ratingsPolitics News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Danny and Derek welcome Kevin Klyman, researcher at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, to discuss science, technology, and US imperialism. The discussion covers vaccine diplomacy/colonialism, digital democracy and authoritarianism, the role of Big Tech, the Declaration for the Future of the Internet, the Chips and Science Act, and more.
Check out Kevin’s (Twitter handle @kevin_klyman) work discussed in the episode:
* “Biden's Campaign for ‘Digital Democracy’ is Really a Giveaway to Big Tech” (Jacobin)
* “Biden's Successor to TPP is a Boon for Big Tech (The American Prospect)
* “Vaccine Apartheid has Reinforced US Empire” (Jacobin)
* “High-Tech Pandemic Solutions Don't Save Lives. They Just Boost Profits
(Jacobin)
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