Kate Pickett joins Politics Theory Other to discuss her new book – co-authored with Richard Wilkinson – The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Well-being, the follow up to the acclaimed The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better.
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Does capitalism make us happy?
Understanding economics is a prerequisite to partiicpiating in democracy. Listen here
Economics
Ndongo Samba Sylla, Kit Klarenberg – The Death of French Imperialism in Africa
16.11.2024 Since 2020, there have been 8 coups in African countries living under French neocolonial rule. Yet, this victory for people power is framed in the West as “democratic backsliding.”
Austerity
Real News Network – Ada Colau: When Activists Take Over City Hall: The Case of Barcelona, Spain
Ada Colau was elected in 2015 as Barcelona’s first woman mayor. Under her leadership Barcelona has increased social spending to historic levels, spearheading initiatives to prevent gentrification by increasing public and social housing, created a […]
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