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Austerity
Jonathan Pie – A Statement of Intent
Jonathan Pie on British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
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Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – How much money is too much?
Last week Kwasi Kwarteng, the new UK Chancellor, announced a cut in taxes at the same time that the government was stepping in to subsidise rising energy costs for homes and businesses. The cost of […]
Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis – Why energy markets should be dismantled, especially during and after the war in Ukraine
We look at how the Ukraine war is contributing to an energy crisis across Europe with Greek politician and economist Yanis Varoufakis. Last week Russia announced it would not resume sending natural gas to Europe […]
Climate Crisis
Upstream Podcast – Jason Hickel: The Green Transition – Part 1: The Problem with Green Capitalism
It’s clear that we need to decarbonize our economy as quickly as possible in order to avoid the worst of climate change — but carbon isn’t the only problem we’re facing. As the world moves […]
Climate Crisis
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Energy, a free market failure
It’s clear, when energy becomes short in supply, free market forces can’t look after all of society. Just the wealthy. That’s why governments are having to step in, propping up an industry that is raking […]
Economics
Aufhebungabunga: Branko Milanović – What was Communism?
Aufhebungabunga talks to renowned Serbian-American economist Branko Milanovic about growing up in Yugoslavia and how, in much of the world, History never ended. We then dedicate much of the episode to discussing Branko’s claim that […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Changing the role of central banks
Liz Truss, the UK’s latest Prime Minister, has vowed to review the mandate of the Bank of England (BoE). It’s unclear what outcome she wants, although Kwasi Kwarteng, who is likely to be the new […]
Economics
Jonathan Pie – The Conservatives Made Everything in Britain Worse
Liz Truss will be Britain’s next prime minister — the nation’s fourth in seven years. And she’s inheriting a nation falling apart at the seams. Watch Here
Economics
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Should we be bricking it over BRICs?
It seems the whole approach to global trade is being redrawn. Donald Trump wanted to do less trade with China before the pandemic, and now with the Ukraine invasion the west wants to do less […]