michael mezz
@michaelmezz • 9,071 subscribers
economics, ecology, culture || host of the Better Future podcast: https://t.co/kJcKm4O5Iu
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Under capitalism, no investor will voluntarily walk away from a highly profitable industry like fossil fuels – even if it’s causing ecological breakdown. This is why solving the climate crisis requires overcoming capitalism. @JasonHickel on the Better Future Pod:
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this man’s ability to express our collective rage is a gift 🎁
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capitalism has always required cheap labor and resources from a periphery, and the West has maintained that imperial arrangement through violence. it’s imperative that we transition to a post-capitalist economic system. Jason Hickel on the Better Future Pod:
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liberalism is full of contradictions the problem is that when competing values come into conflict, liberal leaders resolve the contradictions in favor of capital accumulation. this is why, time and time again, liberalism gives way to fascism. Jason Hickel on Better Future pod:
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why does the US continue to support Israel, despite condemnation from its own citizens and the world? Israel helps the US crush liberation movements in the region. and the occupation of Gaza upholds the structures of capitalist imperialism Jason Hickel on Better Future podcast:
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is overpopulation causing climate change? the problem isn’t too many people. the problem is too many rich people.
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the UK Green Party is stopping the rise of the far right. how? instead of moving to the center, they're putting forward a bold progressive vision that gives the British people a true alternative to the far-right Reform Party. the results speak for themselves:
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we should tax the rich – because rich people’s money gives them too much command over labor. that’s why so many of us work bullsh*t jobs that contribute to inequality and climate change. only by taxing the rich can we free up resources for the things we actually want.
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we should tax the rich — but maybe not for the reason you think. ultra-wealthy people's money gives them too much command over our labor. only by taxing the rich can we free up resources for things we actually want. listen to Jason Hickel on episode 3 of Better Future podcast:
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modern economics is failing us, says a Nobel Prize-winning economist
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we are in an international debt crisis. there is a simple solution:
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Daha fazla içerik yok.