Closure of Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact leaves rail workers ‘in limbo’
Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 ...
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Musk’s “Game of Capitalism” mirrors the exploitation that drove abused workers to embrace communism
Elon Musk’s manipulation of Dogecoin was no lighthearted prank. It was a deliberate exercise in extracting wealth from ...
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Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it
The Luddites were 19th century English textile workers who destroyed machinery threatening their craft and livelihoods. Historians call their tactics “collective bargaining by riot”.
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‘Digital luddites’ aren’t anti-progress – they want to democratise technology
Nothing could be further from the truth. The original 19th century Luddites weren’t against technology. Rather, they resisted its oppressive use. Their rebellion was violently suppressed. But their ...