Are Tech Giants Moving the Pieces on Democracy’s Chessboard?
A Give & Take Facilitated Discussion
As it has become a force in American society, the tech industry has increasingly tried to influence our politics. Tech titans have made multimillion-dollar contributions to political campaigns, lobbied effectively for vice presidential candidates, and even become key advisors to presidents. How powerful is the tech industry? What effect does this have on our elections? And how will it continue to shape our political system? In this session, Professor Margaret O’Mara (History) will lead a discussion on the intersection between Silicon Valley and Washington D.C.
Please note that Give & Take is structured as a live discussion, not a lecture with Q&A. It will not be streamed on Zoom or recorded. Please come with ideas an opinions as well as questions, and be prepared to dive in with our expert facilitator. In order to keep the group an appropriate size for the discussion, pre-registration is required.
Margaret O’Mara is a historian of the modern United States who writes and teaches about the growth of the high-tech economy, the history of American politics, and the connections between the two. O’Mara is the author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, WIRED, MIT Technology Review, Foreign Affairs, and other outlets.