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Economics
MMT Podcast – Steven Hail: Understanding Government Bonds (Part 1)
Dr Steven Hail explains the terminology and the mechanics of government bond issuance to Christian. Listen here
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Finance
Tutor2u – Are There Winners and Losers of Globalization?
The excellent Marginal Revolution team have come up with this video exploring some of the benefits and drawbacks of globalisation. The Branko Milanovic “Elephant Curve” makes a notable appearance!
Austerity
Mark Blyth and Aidan Regan – Economic Ideas and Real Politics
On this episode, something a little different. Aidan Regan is an assistant professor at the School of Politics/International Relations at University College Dublin UCD, and has a podcast we think you’ll like. We think you’ll […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – If Capitalism Is Our Future, What Will It Look Like?
Starts somewhat later, but there is no way to fast forward Capitalism works, says economist Branko Milanovic, but it comes with a price. We look at new models of capitalism that can break the cycles […]
Climate Change
George Monbiot – The New Political Story that could change everything
To get out of the mess we’re in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future, says author George Monbiot. Drawing on findings from psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology, he […]
Economics
Mariana Mazzucato – Rethinking Value
What happens when we confuse price with value? We end up undervaluing care. We pollute more. And the financial sector is allowed to brag about how productive it is—while often just moving around existing value, […]
Media
Politics Theory Other – Richard Seymour: The nightmare of social media
Richard Seymour joins me to discuss his new book, The Twittering Machine. The title is taken from Paul Klee’s 1922 painting in which the the bird-song of a diabolical machine acts as bait to lure […]
Climate Change
The Sustainability Agenda – Interview with Rob Hopkins, founder of Transition movement
People feel defeated when they hear the grand cost of achieving carbon neutrality. But what if some of the solutions were to be found in revitalising the collective imagination, harnessing the dynamism of local communities […]
Finance
Renegade Inc.: Magda Polan and Joe Zammit-Lucia – The Cult of Globalism
One of the central ideas in the push for globalization is for the state to become subservient to the corporates, and for citizens to become submissive consumers. Is it any wonder that our political classes […]
Economics
Labour Heartlands – Larry Elliot: How the EU has failed British voters and why it and neoliberalism hasn’t been good for working people.
Since we stopped linking to the Guardian, there is no one we have missed more than Larry Elliot. He is one of the best informed critics of the EU.