April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

From World Socialist Web Site Daily Podcast by The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)

April 30, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode discusses recent tech layoffs at Microsoft and Meta, the Supreme Court's actions against democratic rights, and Macron's plans regarding the energy shortage and class conflict in France.

Latest round of tech layoffs at Microsoft and Meta shows need for a working class movement to defend jobs / Supreme Court steps up attacks on democratic rights / Energy shortage: Macron wants to use war on Iran to wage class war in France

Topics covered

  • tech layoffs
  • working class movement
  • democratic rights
  • energy shortage
  • class war
  • political conflict

Keywords

  • tech layoffs
  • Microsoft
  • Meta
  • Supreme Court
  • democratic rights
  • energy shortage
  • class war
  • Macron
  • Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Meta

Places: France, Iran

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