Tag: data centers
Podcast: From Italy to the US, Small Town Communities Unite Against Data Centers
Who’s torching the driverless taxis? How many AI features can people swallow before Google gets socialized? And why is kicking ICE out of neighborhoods a union issue? In this Turning Point conversation, we explore the new horizons of labor struggles with Sarah Jaffe.
When the Cloud Moves West: How China’s Data Center Expansion Is Transforming Rural Lives
“There is less grass now, and every year it becomes harder to keep enough for the animals.” Naran, 47, whose name has been changed to […]
Data Center Protests Arrive in Italy
The small-town demonstration in Lacchiarella was the first to draw protesters from across the wider Lombardy region where Italian data centers are concentrated.
The Machine That Fooled Napoleon
May Day once again reminded us that organized labor remains one of the most influential non-state actors on the global arena. From Manila to São Paulo, and from Berlin and Mexico City, millions took the streets as one—and not only for a better wage.