Clara Mattei talks about her new book, Escape from Capitalism, and how capitalism sustains itself through hidden forms of coercion and institutional power.
Have you met any socialists/revolutionaries since your move? What’s the political climate feel like there? Or maybe just busy with life and family and settling in?
What a fantastic episode. I know Clara doesn’t quite get the importance of MMT (not just specific to the US), but she did such an awesome job here explaining the inner-workings of capitalism… in particular how market dependence, as an UNnatural and necessary condition of capitalism, “invisibilizes” labor exploitation and must be reinforced through austerity measures by the bourgeois state… 5-stars - truly a must listen!!!
Another fantastic ep. from Clara. Mainstream #economics is another institution which very much serves the interests of the capitalist class as evidenced by deliberately ignoring metrics like exploitation, sustainability, wellbeing, etc. Hence the need to build a parallel system controlled by the working class which takes these factors into account. #ClassWar
Clara makes the case that capitalism doesn’t fail in moments like this, it functions exactly as designed, while Steve keeps pressing on the real but limited space that MMT reveals. This tension is the productive part because It forces us to confront the harder questions. If the system can technically do more, but structurally won’t, then the problem isn’t just policy, it’s power.
Interesting episode, great to hear about the experimentation with regard to organizing. It would be great to have her on later on maybe even just to talk about her experience building these things (rather than due to a book she's written, though that would be great too!), and what she thinks she's learned from it.
Fantastic episode. It’s a sobering but necessary reminder that capitalism doesn’t 'fail' into these crises; it uses them to reinforce control. Bridging the gap between MMT’s potential and the structural reality of the bourgeois state is the exact conversation we should be having right now.
Claire talks the talk but more importantly she walks the walk and is helping build a collective ownership society in Kansas of all places! More academics and thinkers need to follow suit because actions speaks louder than words. She should have a Substack account!
Awesome episode!!
Have you met any socialists/revolutionaries since your move? What’s the political climate feel like there? Or maybe just busy with life and family and settling in?
Great episode! Essential listening for the working class to explain the reality of our situation.
A much loved fave 💖 from the RP community! Episode 374 (wow), challenges heterodox thinking, w/ inciteful analysis on how we can & MUST
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What a fantastic episode. I know Clara doesn’t quite get the importance of MMT (not just specific to the US), but she did such an awesome job here explaining the inner-workings of capitalism… in particular how market dependence, as an UNnatural and necessary condition of capitalism, “invisibilizes” labor exploitation and must be reinforced through austerity measures by the bourgeois state… 5-stars - truly a must listen!!!
Another fantastic ep. from Clara. Mainstream #economics is another institution which very much serves the interests of the capitalist class as evidenced by deliberately ignoring metrics like exploitation, sustainability, wellbeing, etc. Hence the need to build a parallel system controlled by the working class which takes these factors into account. #ClassWar
Clara makes the case that capitalism doesn’t fail in moments like this, it functions exactly as designed, while Steve keeps pressing on the real but limited space that MMT reveals. This tension is the productive part because It forces us to confront the harder questions. If the system can technically do more, but structurally won’t, then the problem isn’t just policy, it’s power.
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The propaganda is so sneaky that people don't realize its propaganda. We need as many resources explaining how things actually work as possible!
Interesting episode, great to hear about the experimentation with regard to organizing. It would be great to have her on later on maybe even just to talk about her experience building these things (rather than due to a book she's written, though that would be great too!), and what she thinks she's learned from it.
Fantastic episode. It’s a sobering but necessary reminder that capitalism doesn’t 'fail' into these crises; it uses them to reinforce control. Bridging the gap between MMT’s potential and the structural reality of the bourgeois state is the exact conversation we should be having right now.
Claire talks the talk but more importantly she walks the walk and is helping build a collective ownership society in Kansas of all places! More academics and thinkers need to follow suit because actions speaks louder than words. She should have a Substack account!