Show Notes
In this week's episode, Joe offers us insights into Zack Polanski's burgeoning campaign for a seat at the parliamentary table. Meanwhile, Shanice dissects the dynamics within contemporary capitalism's information ecosystems. In the context of the gut-wrenching death of Jason Arday, your hosts ask what struggle and contestation looks like when information is organised within an increasingly powerful, and malign, attention economy.
READINGS
WING - Worlds Apart: Women Under Immigration Law DSA Program - Workers Deserve More! Amelia Horgan - Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism
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