It’s unlikely that you’ve heard of it, but it’s likely that you’re part of it. As neoliberalism rages on, the human scrap heap gets bigger and bigger and this is creating a dangerous new class called The Precariat.
Finance
Tax Justice Network – Podcast September 2017: Hurricanes, disaster capitalism, bitcoin bubble & over-reliance on GDP
In edition 69 of our monthly podcast, the September 2017 Taxcast we look at our over-reliance on unhelpful economic measures like Gross Domestic Product and how it constrains us. Also: we discuss hurricanes, tax havens […]
Finance
counter punch – Guy Standing on Anxiety, Anger and Alienation: an Interview About “The Precariat”
“The primary antagonist of the traditional proletarian was the boss. The primary antagonistic of the precariat is the state. A precariat revolt (hopefully peaceful) will lead to a new distinctive distribution system.” – Guy Standing, […]
EU politics
Mark Blyth – High Water Mark (November 2017)
Cyber Monday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats coalition, Net Neutrality, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debt ceilings, Bit Coin and Prince Harry’s proposal. Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and […]
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