Our version of capitalism is something the narcissistic writer Ayn Rand would adore but in a headlong rush to hyper-individualism, have we chosen freedom of the individual over the survival of our species… Host Ross Ashcroft is joined by economist and author professor Steve Keen to discuss why Coronavirus has closed capitalism.
Economics
Renegade Inc – David Graeber: Bats**t Construction
Over millennia – and certainly since ‘Field of Dreams’ – the idea that if you “build it, they will come…” has prevailed. After Kevin Costner’s massive success, it seems that politicians have been taking his […]
Geopolitics
Craig Mokhiber – “It’s not complex, it’s genocide”
‘Israel operates under a climate of absolute impunity,’ says Craig Mokhiber, former top UN official. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza the United Nations has been under pressure. More than 85 percent of […]
Finance
New Economics Foundation – Universal Basic Income or Universal Basic Services?
Some people think universal basic income is a utopian impossibility. Others think it’s dangerous. So there’s a proposal for another solution: universal basic services. Instead of giving people money, why not guarantee all of the […]
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