Craig Mokhiber resigned as Director of the UN’s New York Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights citing the organizations insufficient response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the push back he received even before 10/7 when critiquing the human rights violations perpetrated by Israel. In this episode, he applies his expertise as a human rights lawyer to substantiating the claim that Israel is in fact committing a genocide, and dives deep into what is broken at the UN, including capture by US interests, and what must happen to advance the rights of Palestinians.
Economics
MMT Podcast – Warren Mosler: Anatomy of a Bank Run
Patricia and Christian talk to MMT founder Warren Mosler about the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and more Listen HERE
Climate Crisis
GPEnewsdocs: Robert Pollin – Fossil Fuel Industry Phase-Out: Three Critical Worker Guarantees for a Just Transition
Robert Pollin says PERI research findings published in ‘Fossil Fuel Industry Phase-Out and Just Transition’ demonstrate Just Transition policies are easily affordable in all high-income countries and imperative for any serious prospect of success in […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Contradictions of Capitalism: Past and Present
The wellbeing of a capitalist society depends on the endless accumulation of privately owned capital. This requires a replacement of input-minimising by output-maximising rationality. One result is a fiscal crisis of the state, due to […]
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