We explore local organizing to stop the construction of new data centers which form the material basis for big tech to deploy computationally expensive class war technologies like AI and crypto. The data centers and resources that fuel these highly speculative tech markets often show up in already poor and marginalized communities with little say from the people impacted by their pollution and cost.

Guests include Senior Movement Building Director at MediaJustice, Myaisha Hayes, Organizer with the No Desert Data Center Coalition in Tucson, AZ, Vivek Bharathan, and executive director of Memphis Community Against Pollution, Keshaun Pearson (@keshaunpearson).

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