Episode notes
Apr 28, 2025 | 🎙️ What if Google wasn’t a tech monopoly but a global commons? What if organising meant more than selling newspapers and referencing dead Russians? This week, we dig into the digital and political cartels we’re stuck with — from the enshittification of the internet to the Socialist Workers Party's long shadow over the UK left.
00:00 - Cartels & Commons
00:16 - Google: Natural Monopoly, Unnatural Owner
32:20 - Sneakcret: Media Bias 101 - Sourcing Bias
34:52 - All Roads Lead to the Paper Stall
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Keywords
NewsClubBig TechImperialismThe StateActivismAutonomyDemocracyHuman RightsPoliticsProtestThe CommonsCartelsGoogleSWPNatural Monopolies