Is the world only becoming better and better? How are increases in wealth and life expectancy affected by social inequalities? Why do we hear so little about the global increase in mental illness and its development over time? These are some of the questions that Roland Paulsen, associate professor of sociology, discusses in this video, which is also a comment on some of the claims of Hans Rosling and other New Optimists.
EU politics
Politics Theory Other: Aeron Davis on ‘Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment’
Aeron Davis joins Politics Theory Other to discuss his new book, ‘Reckless Opportunists: Elites at the End of the Establishment’. We discussed the changing face of British elites, the self-destructive character of neoliberalism, and the […]
Economics
Renegade Inc – Howard Nicholas: The Truth About Money
The explosion of quantitative easing, the epic monetisation of debt and the rise of cryptocurrencies, frothy stock markets and furlough schemes, all seemed to imply we have an endless supply of money. But it also […]
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Renegade Inc: The student debt bomb
Out of all the arguments and excuses that people manufacture to justify the financialisation of society, the most difficult one to accept is that creating a market in education is the only way it can […]
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