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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Debt as Power

Season 1, Ep. 5

Debt is power. Extractive power over people and planet. Class societies ensure that the debts of the extractors are never paid while insisting that the debts of the exploited are sacrosanct. In this episode of LTIO we dissect debt and discuss how to overthrow its hold over the many. With Yanis Varoufakis, Astra Taylor and Jayati Ghosh. Show hosted by Frank Barat.

The Debt Collective: https://debtcollective.org/

and their book "Can't pay, won't pay": https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/...

Astra's new book: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/...

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

What's Next For America After Trump

Season 1, Ep. 1

Does the end of Trump marks the end of trumpism? What next for the movement for social justice in the USA and abroad? Noura Erakat, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Roger Waters and Yanis Varoufakis discuss America after Trump. A conversation hosted by Frank Barat.In collaboration with DeWereldMorgen (https://www.dewereldmorgen.be/) and Diem25 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnMk...)Noura Erakat on twitter: https://twitter.com/4nouraKeeanga Yamahtta Taylor on twitter: https://twitter.com/KeeangaYamahttaFrank Barat on twitter: https://twitter.com/4frankbaratYanis Varoufakis on twitter: https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Israeli Apartheid

Season 1, Ep. 2

Music legends Brian Eno and Roger Waters discuss the concept of apartheid when it comes to Israel as well as the attempts to criminalize the BDS movement both in the UK and in the US. They also address the recent declaration of the International Criminal Court in regards to Israel/Palestine. With British solicitor and founder of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights Daniel Machover and Diala Shamas, Staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Conversation hosted by Frank Barat.

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The Austerity Doctrine in The Time of Coronavirus

Season 1, Ep. 3

For the 3rd episode of Let's Talk It Over, Naomi Klein, Stephanie Kelton, Yanis Varoufakis, Brian Eno and Frank Barat discuss what impact the coronavirus crisis as had on world economy and how it has been used to further entrench world inequality. They will also talk about how another virus, austerity, as enabled this crisis to happen in the first place.