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May 8, 2026 · 10:25 PM EDT

Historic Strike Disrupts Biennale as Thousands March in Venice

Hyperallergic · 2026-05-08

VENICE — Artists and cultural workers made history at the Venice Biennale today as they launched a major strike that disrupted the pre-opening of the international exhibition. It is the first cultural strike in the biennale's 131-year history. At least 27 of the exhibition’s 100 national pavilions

The Great Article Book
New Articles and Books from Plough · 2026-10-01
Anabaptist community of goods - historical communal ownership
Coming in October 2026: A sixteenth-century Anabaptist treatise lays out church teaching on adult baptism, the Lord’s Supper, community of goods, nonviolence, participation in government, marriage, and more.
What Drives a Country to Use Workers as An Export?
The Tyee | BC's home for today's news, analysis and updates · 2026-05-09
Canada immigration commodifying migrant labor
A sharp new book rethinks Canada’s immigration system. A Tyee interview with Alberta contributor and labour activist Marco Luciano.
Double Fine Is Unionizing
Aftermath · 2026-05-08
Game studio workers filing for union at Microsoft
Double Fine, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Psychonauts and, more recently, experimental fare like Keeper and Kiln , is set to unionize, per a petition filed to the National Labor Relations Board . The petition, filed May 7, says that like other Microsoft games division
Colorado lawmakers race to counter “right to natural gas” ballot measure
The Colorado Sun · 2026-05-08
Fossil fuel right to natural gas ballot measure
Colorado lawmakers say they are launching a last-minute legislative bid on Friday to counter a proposed ballot measure aiming to give consumers in the state a constitutional “right to natural gas.” The proposed amendment, known as Initiative 177 , is backed by Advance Colorado,
Historic Strike Disrupts Biennale as Thousands March in Venice
Hyperallergic · 2026-05-08
Venice Biennale cultural workers' strike - first in 131-year history
VENICE — Artists and cultural workers made history at the Venice Biennale today as they launched a major strike that disrupted the pre-opening of the international exhibition. It is the first cultural strike in the biennale's 131-year history. At least 27 of the exhibition’s 100
Graham Platner Blames Democrats For Trump’s Rise
The Lever · 2026-05-08
Bank bailouts vs homeowner relief - policy defaults to capital
David Sirota asks Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner how America went from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. Platner’s answer: Democrats promised change, then bailed out banks instead of homeowners, c
Their landlord abandoned them, then jacked up the rent. Now they’re withholding $50K to fight back.
More Perfect Union · 2026-05-08
First rent strike in Montana in 50 years - tenant collective action
Tenants just launched the first rent strike in Montana in 50 years. Residents at Bozeman mobile home parks are withholding $50,000 dollars in protest of a major rent hike. It's a crucial fight for t
Solarpunk, Ecosocalism, Climate Change and more! (OCC Live TV)
Our Changing Climate · 2026-05-08
Ecosocialism and solarpunk content
Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurChangingClimate Watch the Our Changing Climate hits 24/7! Learn about ecosocialism, climate change, solarpunk, and environmental history. Dr
AOC: You can’t earn a billion dollars
More Perfect Union · 2026-05-08
AOC: billion-dollar fortunes require worker exploitation
AOC says what everyone is thinking: the only way you get a billion dollars is taking advantage of working people, not earning it.
I Tracked Down the Hidden Workers Secretly Powering ChatGPT
More Perfect Union · 2026-05-08
Hidden AI training workforce falling into homelessness
These workers are training AI to take their own jobs. There’s a hidden workforce powering the rise of ChatGPT, and nearly 1 in 5 of them have fallen into homelessness. We investigated America’s AI s
Corporations Are Tracking Your Face…And It’s Getting Worse
Second Thought · 2026-05-08
Corporate facial recognition as surveillance capitalism
If you appreciate the work we're doing, please consider supporting the us on Patreon or Means TV. Both come with fantastic perks, and you can get 20% off Means TV (or 50% off if you're a Patron). This
Why right-wing populists always bounce back
Money & Macro · 2026-05-08
Structural conditions enabling right-wing populism
Check out our advertising sponsor, The Economist, and get access to global coverage at an exclusive 35% discount at https://economist.com/moneymacro Recommended follow-up articles: How the Danes and
How Elon Musk Thinks About the Woke Mind Virus #podcast
Paris Marx · 2026-05-08
Tarnoff & Slobodian on Muskism as reaction to democratic alternatives
Elon Musk really believes the woke mind virus is like a computer virus infecting human brains. This week Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian joined Paris Marx to discuss whether Muskism is the 21st-centu
Graham Platner’s Revolution Hits The Road | Lever Time
The Lever · 2026-05-08
Senate campaign challenging corporate Democratic establishment
David Sirota buckles up for a trip through rural Maine with a Senate candidate that the Democratic establishment doesn’t want — but can't afford to lose. Just two days after Gov. Janet Mills dropped
Who REALLY Killed Spirit Airlines?
More Perfect Union · 2026-05-07
Public utility regulation vs deregulation - structural evidence
The government regulated airlines like a public utility until 1978, when they were massively deregulated. Since deregulation the airline industry has seen 215 bankruptcies and 45 mergers. Spirit jus
Muskism is the New Fordism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian
Paris Marx · 2026-05-07
Muskism as new economic system analogous to Fordism
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to discuss their new book Muskism which explores how Elon Musk exemplifies a new economic system shaping our lives, similar to Fordism in the tw
We Found A Hidden Reason Your Hospital Bills Could Double
More Perfect Union · 2026-05-06
Corporate acquisition of medical practices - healthcare financialization
You might be charged double for a routine medical visit. Corporations and hospitals are buying up private practices across the country, then tacking “facility fees” onto standard appointments. While
It's Time New York Became a Real American City
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd · 2026-05-06
CityNerd on public vs private transit infrastructure
Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription (and really help the channel!): https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Or! Get a Nebula Lifetime Membership — it's the best way to support the long-
BREAKING: Port workers face urgent threat from AI automation
The Real News Network · 2026-05-06
Unionized port workers vs AI automation at Tacoma
Union longshore workers in the Port of Tacoma, WA, are sounding the alarm about an urgent threat of jobs lost on the ports to automation. We speak with Zack Pattin and Brian Skiffington of the Interna
Redneck Gone Green with Joe Guinan
Democracy At Work · 2026-05-04
Joe Guinan / Democracy Collaborative on democratic economic alternatives
Howdy folks! This week's episode of Redneck Gone Green was prerecorded, and David was in conversation with Joe Guinan, President of The Democracy Collaborative. They discuss the global implications of
Amid AI Backlash, We Look At How Luddites Succeeded in Winning Support
404 Media · 2026-05-04
Luddite resistance to AI winning public support
Over the last few months, we have seen people in San Francisco and Los Angeles torch Waymos, bash delivery robots with baseball bats, destroy Flock cameras, and threaten AI data centers and the politi
The New Luddites: Why People Are Destroying Surveillance and AI Infrastructure
404 Media · 2026-05-04
Brian Merchant on history of destroying AI/surveillance infrastructure
This week, we talk to Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine, about a rash of people physically destroying AI and surveillance infrastructure. Brian puts this wave of attacks in the historical
Water Protectors Call for Halt to Line 5 Construction
Unicorn Riot · 2026-05-01
Indigenous water protectors vs extractive pipeline
Indigenous leaders and water protectors recently rallied at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district headquarters in St. Paul to call for an immediate stay on Enbridge Line 5 construction in northern
Monologue: AI's Compute Demand Story Is A Lie | Better Offline
Better Offline · 2026-05-01
Ed Zitron exposing AI false demand narratives
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/@BetterOfflinePod Monologue: AI's Compute Demand Story Is A Lie | Better Offline In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs through
Graham Platner Calls Out Corporate Democrats
The Lever · 2026-04-30
Oligarchy vs regulation debate
David Sirota asks Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about the growing divide inside the Democratic Party — whether oligarchy or regulation is the real problem in American politics. Platner’s answe
Tim Cook’s Real Legacy at Apple w/ Brian Merchant
Paris Marx · 2026-04-30
Apple labor exploitation in supply chains
Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO, including his history and legacy, and what may be next for the company. Brian Merchant is
Billionaires Are Deciding Your Democratic Candidates
The Lever · 2026-04-29
Billionaire-funded political machines reshaping primaries
A new political machine is quietly reshaping Democratic primaries — and most voters have no idea it exists. The Lever reporter Luke Goldstein breaks down how two groups — Majority Democrats and the B
Palantir's Manifesto with June and Caleb from KTC | Better Offline
Better Offline · 2026-04-29
Palantir manifesto - surveillance capitalism ideology
🛎 If You're New Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/@BetterOfflinePod Palantir's Manifesto with June and Caleb from KTC | Better Offline On this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron digs into Palantir’
Redneck Gone Green with Sid Farber and Mario Reyes
Democracy At Work · 2026-04-28
Cooperation 5280 worker cooperative in Denver
Howdy folks! This week on Redneck Gone Green, Shane will be in conversation with Sid Farber and Mario Reyes, two of the co-founders of Cooperation 5280 in Denver, Co. Denver is known as the “Mile High
Economic Update: Marx's Relevance for Today
Democracy At Work · 2026-04-27
Richard Wolff on Marx's contemporary relevance
Enjoying this ad-free episode of Economic Update? Please consider supporting our work by signing up as a monthly subscriber on our website at https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate, joining our Patre
When Will the AI Bubble Burst? #podcast
Paris Marx · 2026-04-27
AI bubble burst economics
When the AI bubble bursts, people are going to suffer from how it hits the economy. Unless OpenAI can somehow pull a Tesla. I spoke with @kbode about coverage of tech and how the industry uses narrat
Green Criminology: Crime, Justice, & Environment Ft David Goyes
Isaias Hernandez · 2026-04-27
Green criminology framework for ecological harm
How do we define harm, and who gets to be seen as a victim? Green criminology expands that by examining the violence inflicted on ecosystems, animals, and ourselves through the destruction of nature.
Why Overcrowded Trains are Also Expensive
Tom Nicholas · 2026-04-27
Train overcrowding - public vs profit-driven transit
Discussing Solapunk Disaster Response w/ alxd
Andrewism · 2026-04-27
Solarpunk disaster response - community resilience outside corporate/state
Read the Collab Guidelines: https://storyseedlibrary.org/pages/andrewisms-art-collab-2026/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/dMXZfzrpM3 Follow alxd: https://alxd.org https://www.patreon.com/sain
Community Production and Fabrication Lab @ Cooperation Jackson
Jackson Rising · 2026-04-26
Cooperation Jackson Community Production/Fab Lab
The Community Production and Fabrication Lab are part of Cooperation Jackson's #BuildAndFight Campaign. #WorkersPower #WorkerSelfOrganization#BuildTheAlternative #MeansOfProduction
Community Production and Fabrication Laboratory
Jackson Rising · 2026-04-26
Cooperation Jackson fabrication laboratory
Community Production and Fabrication Laboratory of Cooperation Jackson
The Green Team Lawn Cooperative
Jackson Rising · 2026-04-26
Green Team Lawn Cooperative - Cooperation Jackson solidarity economy
The Green Team Lawn Cooperative is one of Cooperation Jackson's worker-owned and operated collectives, part of our #BuildAndFightCampaign.
The Really Really Free Market April 18 @ the Ida B. Wells Plaza
Jackson Rising · 2026-04-26
Really Really Free Market - mutual aid and gift economy
The Really Really Free Market is an aspect of the #MutualAid organizing of Cooperation Jackson. Part of our #BuildAndFight campaign.
FAT OF THE LAND S1:E1
For The Wild · 2026-05-07 · 30 min
Small-scale farming as alternative to industrial extraction
“I really feel I was called here, and I really feel this land itself is calling for human touch.” – Jessie, Slow Life Family Farm Embracing hunger, desire, and a calling for connection, we’re delighted to share the first episode of Fat of The Land with you. Fat of The Land is a
Muskism is the New Fordism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian
Tech Won't Save Us · 2026-05-07 · 65 min
Tarnoff & Slobodian analyze Musk as emergent economic system
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to discuss their new book Muskism which explores how Elon Musk exemplifies a new economic system shaping our lives, similar to Fordism in the twentieth century. Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian are the authors of Muskism. Ben
News Brief: "Peak TV," Streamer Studio Accounting Gimmicks, and the Precarity of Hollywood Labor
Citations Needed · 2026-05-06 · 47 min
Studio consolidation creating Hollywood worker precarity
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, studio consolidation, and how the dream of fame and fortune, 100 years on, is
Is the CBC a Local News Predator?
CANADALAND · 2026-05-06 · 33 min
Public media vs local journalism - alternative ownership model
CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stories. Plus, Carney’s government is planning a massive extension of journalism tax credits to include radio and broadcast,
E120: 1926 general strike, part 3
Working Class History · 2026-05-06 · 43 min
1926 UK general strike deep history pt 3
The final of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In collaboration with the General Strike 100 project and told using interviews with
Enshittification
99% Invisible · 2026-05-05 · 35 min
Enshittification as analytical framework for platform extraction
Why is it suddenly so hard to fix the stuff we depend on most?
Why Manchester’s Boom Isn’t the Whole Story
Strong Towns Podcast · 2026-05-04 · 57 min
Growth-as-success hides regional extraction
Is a city “dynamic” just because its charts point up and to the right? Chuck uses a week in the UK to question that assumption. In Manchester, a swelling population of 20‑somethings looks like success, until you notice how many smaller places have been drained to supply that
The A.I. App for Rich People to Fight Journalists Who Embarrass Them
CANADALAND · 2026-05-04 · 41 min
Concentrated capital suppressing accountability journalism
Objection.ai is the new AI-powered tool from Aron D’Souza and Peter Thiel. The duo who helped bankrupt Gawker ten years ago. They're also teaming up to bring the world the steroid-embracing Enhanced Games later this month. D’Souza says Objection.ai is about restoring public
Does Canada Have the World's Worst Housing Market?
CANADALAND · 2026-05-01 · 29 min
Housing financialization locking out younger generations
Buyers. Sellers. Real estate porn. With so many Canadians locked out of the market, should the coverage shift to reflect the realities of the housing crisis? Sabrina Nanji joins San Grewal to talk about the generational disconnect between homeowners and those who will never own
Grit
If Books Could Kill · 2026-04-30 · 79 min
Critiques Grit ideology as individualizing structural poverty
In 2013, education reformers tried to help poor students the using the best tool at their disposal: The 16th most popular Ted Talk. Special thanks to Marcus Credé! Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast,
E119: 1926 general strike, part 2
Working Class History · 2026-04-29 · 35 min
1926 UK general strike pt 2
Part 2 of our three-part miniseries about the UK’s 1926 general strike, which saw one and three-quarter million workers walk out in the biggest single work stoppage in British history. In collaboration with the General Strike 100 project and told using interviews with striking
From MS to PR to MA—community-owned housing is already happening. Learn more at our next webinar: 📅 5/14 👉 bit.ly/3OZAGgc #HousingSolutions
Shelterforce (bluesky) · 2026-05-09
Shelterforce community-owned housing across states
Sending pension and insurance funds into Broadcom chips built for OpenAI that never get installed 👍 simple as that
Ed Zitron (bluesky) · 2026-05-08
Pension savings funneled into speculative AI infrastructure
“People think that there’s no slavery anymore,” the judge told Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr., moments before sentencing him to 30 years in prison. “There is, and you were doing it right here in our state.” (Published Sept. 2025)
ProPublica (bluesky) · 2026-05-08
Modern labor trafficking case
Transaction Denied, a new book by former EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman from Beacon Press, asks the question: Is it ever OK for financial intermediaries to act as the arbiters of online expression? https://www. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/form
Electronic Frontier Foundation (mastodon) · 2026-05-08
Financial intermediaries controlling access - commons question
steve hilton is probably most remembered here for "the big society" concept from 2010 where the tories drastically cut spending on public services and expected communities to pick up the slack via unpaid volunteers etc
social.coop local timeline (mastodon-timeline) · 2026-05-08
Big Society austerity disguised as community solidarity
Weird that you don't hear the "it will grow the deficit" or "we can't afford it" arguments around the Iran war, because I've been hearing those arguments about every *good* thing the US has tried to do for decades now. It's funny when money matters and when it doesn't.
David Roberts (bluesky) · 2026-05-08
Fiscal responsibility rhetoric selectively blocking social spending
New York to Sacramento compressed from six months to seven days. The integration of national markets that followed turned Sears, Roebuck and Standard Oil into empires. But the railways themselves went bankrupt… https://www. selfonomics.com/p/nvidia-goes- to-zero
JA Westenberg (mastodon) · 2026-05-08
Infrastructure investment concentrating power into monopolies
“Markets work better when monopolies don’t.”
r/Anticonsumption · 2026-05-08 · 71 pts · 2 comments
Monopoly capture of uniform rental industry
AOC, "There's a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned. You can't earn a billion dollars."
r/WorkReform · 2026-05-08 · 794 pts · 21 comments
AOC wealth argument + $50B/yr wage theft data
New Mexico residents oppose proposed data center at Socorro town hall
r/Degrowth · 2026-05-08 · 3 pts · 0 comments
Community organizing against data center on degrowth grounds
How would Georgism handle agricultural land? Land that is routinely used primarily for livestock or crops and thus isn't built on?
r/georgism · 2026-05-08 · 10 pts · 16 comments
Georgist land value taxation applied to agricultural land
50 homeless patients (and their families) at Children’s Hospital will be housed
r/antiwork · 2026-05-08 · 14 pts · 1 comments
Hospital housing homeless patient families - equitable outcomes
Appropriate Technology: Where are the lines?
r/solarpunk · 2026-05-08 · 25 pts · 16 comments
Solarpunk debate on fossil fuels during transition
Reflections on Euclides Mance’s Solidarity Economic Circuits and Economic Liberation
r/cooperatives · 2026-05-08 · 4 pts · 0 comments
Euclides Mance Solidarity Economic Circuits framework
Which Companies are ethical enough to support?
r/solarpunk · 2026-05-08 · 10 pts · 17 comments
Structural vs cosmetic ethics in consumption
The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia exec says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers
r/antiwork · 2026-05-08 · 1732 pts · 50 comments
Nvidia: AI compute costs more than human workers
How do you improve a city? Maybe stop taxing the improvements
r/georgism · 2026-05-08 · 24 pts · 0 comments
Land value taxation visual explainer - Georgist mechanism
Noooo, don't pay attention to this, pay attention to the newest UFO files instead!
r/WorkReform · 2026-05-08 · 102 pts · 7 comments
Court strikes FCC anti-discrimination - digital redlining
Privacy isn’t about secrecy. It’s about control.
Aaron Jue | EFF · 2026-05-08
Privacy as control question - data commons lens
People will tell you there's no alternative to corporatized mass surveillance. They're wrong.
Issue 105 – The new boogeyman
Citation Needed by Molly White · 2026-05-08
Crypto billionaires using politics to escape accountability
A crypto billionaire who escaped fraud allegations after investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the Trump family's crypto projects is now accusing them of fraud
Morning Spew: Forecast Calls for Frozen Rent
Hell Gate · 2026-05-08
NYC rent freeze policy
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Our Origin Story (and a 10% discount on 404 Media)
Joseph at 404 Media · 2026-05-08
404 Media worker-owned origin story
Hey there, I wanted to tell you why we launched 404 Media in the first place. For years we worked at Motherboard, the technology section of VICE. In mid-2023 I was trying to pull up a court record as
Defector Publishes What Corporate Media Won't
Tom Ley · 2026-05-07
Defector co-op ownership enables editorial independence
May 07, 2026 | Read online Earlier this year, Defector published a profile of skater, actor, and photographer Jason Lee. It is stylishly written, recounts his improbable career trajectory, and gives
The Lawsuit Aiming For The Bowling Kingpin
Lever Reports · 2026-05-07
PE monopoly rolling up bowling alleys - commons capture
A class action claims Bowlero bought up bowling alleys nationwide, raised prices, cut quality, and ruined an American pastime.
Apocaloptimism & Why We Should Probably Stop Letting Billionaires Grade Their Own Homework
Jason Chatfield · 2026-05-07
Can billionaires assess their own societal impact
The new film "The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist" was a real AI-Opener
The Obama Shrine — Brought to You by Wall Street
David Sirota · 2026-05-06
Wall Street donors shaping progressive institution
The lavish Obama Presidential Center arrives as millions face economic strain — built by donors who benefited from the very system he once promised to change.
👴🏻 This case could sink your 401(k)
Lever Daily · 2026-05-06
Financialized worker welfare - risky retirement investments
A decade-long lawsuit is putting risky retirement bets under the microscope.