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October 28, 2026

Today in 1793
Eli Whitney submitted his patent for the cotton gin, an invention that reshaped American labor by accelerating the rise of the industrial factory system in the North and dramatically expanding the brutal plantation slavery system in the South. The fight to tame the conditions industrial labor wrought, in part, by the cotton gin, remains underway today.

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Amazon Uses Arsenal of AI Weapons Against Workers
Posted On: Mar 13, 2025
Mar. 13, 2025 | COMMENTARY | […] Amazon weaponized workplace devices in use at warehouses that algorithmically direct and discipline workers. It exploited these machines to send anti-union messages, ask questions that workers say were designed to gauge union sympathies, and make “captive audience” meetings even more intimidating. During management-led meetings where workers were fed anti-union talking points, employees at the Bessemer plant would scan workers to monitor their efficiency and disciplinary record, reminding them about the digital eye surveilling them throughout the workday. The American Prospect
 
 
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