Capital’s Playbook: War, AI, and Union Busting
In this episode of the Labor Force Podcast, we look at several stories that reveal a common thread in today’s economy: power. From war policy to automation to union rights, the same question keeps coming up—who controls the system, and who benefits from it? We start with the escalating U.S.–Israeli war on Iran and the broader imperial framework behind it, examining why anti-war movements have historically depended on working-class organizing. Then we turn to the growing impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, after major layoffs at Block showed how corporations are increasingly using AI to…
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