Degrowth and the Unmasking of Capitalism
Our societies are facing multiple interconnected challenges, which include climate emergency, an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, growing inequality and plastic pollution. What connects these […]
Economics
Rethinking Democracy From the Perspective of Political Ecology
The issue of the governance of human societies immediately leads us to the issue of democracy, since the so-called democratic model is one of […]
Foster Gamble: Off the Old Battlefield, On to a New Playing Field
Aired 10 November 2020 – 5:00 PM EDT An Interview With “Thrive” Film-Maker Foster Gamble Reality Check As we in the US find […]
How Both Political Parties Enabled Multinationals to Exploit the Community of Nations
Michael Hirsh: Multinationals Exploited the Community of Nations and Both Parties Enabled Them What was happening in our political economy which created so much […]
Taking on the Tech Titans: Reclaiming our Data Commons
What’s going on? How BIG TECH really operates. Prior to the pandemic, popular opposition to the power of Big Tech was growing. Yet, in […]
Public is back: Proposals for a Democratic Just Economy
Understanding the need for participatory public services Support for public services and limits on private profit is at an all-time high in the wake […]
Globalised food systems and Structural Inequality
Reality check: How globalized industrial food systems set the stage for the emergence of COVID-19 and the need for system change This episode explores […]
Busting The Myths around the energy charter treaty
We are witnessing the tug of war between the old guard (existing paradigm) and those who wish to bring a new paradigm to fruition. […]
A time to choose Scenarios of the post-pandemic world
Since its onset in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the frailties of global political leadership, preparedness, and governance. To a level unequaled […]
Taxing Wall Street: The Taxcast Network
This month we take a look at the transformative power of financial transactions taxes. There’s a chance that New York, home to two of […]