In this episode, Prof. Harvey talks about the areas of economic and daily life affected and disrupted by the Coronavirus outbreak (tourism, film festivals, sporting events, educational and cultural institutions) and what this means for capital accumulation and consumerism, and the possibilities it offers for creating an alternative form of social and political life.
Geopolitics
Norman Finkelstein – The “ceasefire agreement” between Israel and Gaza
19 January 2025 Following Norman’s comments on the ceasefire, the whole interview can be viewed. It is worth watching the whole video.
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis – Can you take on the EU and win?
The former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis staked his political career on getting a deal with the European Union – and lost. Now, as Theresa May enters the Brexit endgame, he looks back at the […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Opportunity Cost and MMT
Conventional economics is built around the idea of opportunity cost. If there is a limited resource a decision has to be made about how best to use it. How is that principle applied when you […]
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