Scotland's Covid Reckoning: 2 - Grace Blakeley
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Continuing the investigation of global and Scottish Covid era politics, Dr Ewan Kerr spoke to economist Grace Blakeley, author of The Corona Crash, about the economics of lockdown, global trade and lockdown regimes.What light did the years of Covid shine on our pr…
Grace Blakeley | How Capitalism Became Oligarchy
In this episode of LIMINAL NEWS, Daniel Pinchbeck speaks with economist and writer Grace Blakeley about the rise of vulture capitalism, the convergence of tech elites and authoritarianism, and what a leftist path forward might look like in an era of social disintegration and political despair. The …
Beef: Lee Sung Jin on Capitalism, Class Struggle, and Samsara
In this episode, we’ve got major Beef. Host Gabe González chats with Lee Sung Jin, creator and writer of Netflix’s wildly popular, critically acclaimed Beef. They discuss why this season’s key theme is the Buddhist and Hindu term “samsara,” how challenging it is to find inter-class solidarity withi…
US-Canada Tariffs
This week we talk about borders, trade wars, and belligerence.
We also discuss Trump’s tariffs, inflation, and nationalism.
Recommended Book: Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley
Transcript
The US and Canada share the longest international border in the world, totaling more than 5,500 miles, or nea…
Clara E. Mattei on Austerity, Fascism and Authoritarian Liberalism
Clara E. Mattei on the relation between austerity, fascism and authoritarian liberalism.Clara's book is out in German! Find it here:
Die Ordnung des Kapitals: Wie Ökonomen die Austerität erfanden und dem Faschismus den Weg bereiteten. Brumaire Verlag.
https://shop.jacobin.de/bestellen/clara-mattei-…
Cecilia Rikap on Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism and Corporate Power in the Age of AI
Cecilia Rikap explains how today’s big tech hegemons build intellectual monopolies and use their power for corporate planning beyond ownership.
This episode was recorded during a live event with Cecilia Rikap, hosted by the Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation Berlin. Many thanks to everybody involved!
For in…
Nancy Fraser on Alternatives to Capitalism
Nancy Fraser discusses her understanding of capitalism as an integrated social order and explores its implications for envisioning a desirable postcapitalism.
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If you are interested in democratic economic planning, these resources might be of help:
Democratic planning – an information website
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Grace Blakeley on Capitalist Planning and its Alternatives
Grace Blakeley on the hidden planning at the heart of capitalism, monopoly power and democratic planning as an alternative.
Democratic Planning Research Platform:
www.planningresearch.net
Shownotes
Blakeley, G. (2024). Vulture capitalism: Corporate crimes, backdoor bailouts, and the death of freedo…
The Centrists Built the AfD | Yanis Varoufakis and Grace Blakeley
Germany's far-right AfD just won two state elections in two weeks, and the chancellor's own party came fifth in one of them. The pattern is European: the far-right vote grows by about a third after a financial crash.
Yanis Varoufakis and Grace Blakeley on how Europe's centrists built that base, an…
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