Episode 37: Amazon’s Racial Capitalism: The Cost of Free Shipping

Episode #37 Notes1:35- How has Amazon changed the logistics game, especially during COVID?4:40 - What are the working conditions really like in Amazon fulfillment centers?8:00 - Who is working on the ground at Amazon?11:45 - How do race and gender overlay labor issues at Amazon?15:15 - Surveillance of Amazon workers and implications.20:15 - What happens to communities when Amazon comes to town?24:45 - Amazon in Seattle and New York.29:30 - How Amazon fails it’s workers during COVID-19.34:45 - How have workers and communities been organizing against Amazon?40:15 - More on organizing efforts at Amazon.46:00 - How to resist Amazon.49:00 - Suggested readings!The Cost of Free Shipping: Amazon in the Global Economy, Jake Alimohmed-Wilson and Ellen ReeseThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Shoshana ZuboffHammer and Hoe, Robin D. G. KellyBuilding Power from Below, Carolina Bank MunozOurs to Master Ours to Own, Immanuel Ness and Dario AzzelliniSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.