NYC DSA

Tech Action

Working Group

If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery, in impoverishment.

β€” Michael Harrington, The Other America, 1962

Have you ever wondered...

What is the role of labor in the tech industry?

How do data centers impact our communities?

What does class have to do with internet access?

How does Big Tech influence education, housing, and criminal justice policy?

How can I take control of the technology in my life instead of it controlling me?

Who's interests does AI serve?

🌹 πŸ’» The NYC DSA Tech Action Working Group wants to help you find answers πŸ’» 🌹
🌹 πŸ’» The NYC DSA Tech Action Working Group wants to help you find answers πŸ’» 🌹
🌹 πŸ’» The NYC DSA Tech Action Working Group wants to help you find answers πŸ’» 🌹

We're developing a socialist perspective on technology and society,

creating alternatives to the status quo,

and thinking up strategies to challenge the tech industry's growing power.

Data Centers: What do Working Class New Yorkers Get In Return?

Data centers were once just the physical locations where your cloud-backed photos and streamed movies used to live. But now, thanks to the advent of crypto and AI, they’ve evolved into behemoth power users estimated to consume up to 326tWh of power annually by 2028. Big Tech is in an......

Read more