Posts Tagged: big tech

The Marxist case for the Technofeudal hypothesis

Opinion

6.10.2026

In my 2023 book I explained Big Tech’s overweening power to shape society, “technofeudalism”. In this article, I reply to my critics that ...

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AI and the false consciousness trap

Opinion

15.07.2026

Ascribing human traits to chatbots empowers techlords. ‘Our slavery will be one we have consented to, enthusiastically.’ 

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Palantir and the New Order: Neoliberalism is dead. Say hello to Techlordism

Opinion

12.05.2026

For half a century, neoliberalism was the undisputed creed of the global elite. Born from the ashes of Bretton Woods, it sanctified the ...

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Ireland Big Tech data centers

Resource competition and the Irish economy: The data centre question

Opinion

20.02.2026

Why the race to host Big Tech infrastructure raises urgent questions about sovereignty, sustainability and public ownership

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The tech billionaires behind Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions

Opinion

20.01.2026

President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland, but there is far more behind the push than just matters of ...

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The business of genocide: Israel’s booming war economy

Opinion

19.01.2026

As Israel raises billions through bonds, arms and tech exports, governments and corporations keep profiting, all while avoiding one word: genocide

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Make Amazon Pay: DiEM25/MERA25 to join Berlin protest against genocide

26.11.2025

Members of DiEM25 and MERA25 will take to the streets of Berlin as part of the global Make Amazon Pay mobilisation

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The Flotilla’s hope and challenging the Big Tech-assisted war machine

29.10.2025

Seized in international waters and held in Israel’s desert prison, David Adler joins Yanis Varoufakis to recount the flotilla and examine Big ...

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Transparency or tyranny: Resisting Europe’s descent into secrecy and surveillance

Opinion

22.10.2025

As the EU drifts into opacity and war-making, citizens must reclaim the right to know what is done in their name, and to speak freely without fear

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