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    A little bit about the topic of Anarchism.

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    Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.

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    The reality of modern work and of the opportunities available.

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    Despite what Water Privatisation did in the UK, the believers in the magic of Privatisation still believe. They really do have quite a lot in common with a Religious Cult.

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    "The working classes are the caring classes, and always have been. It is just the incessant demonisation directed at the poor by those who benefit from their caring work that makes it difficult, in a public forum to acknowledge it.” . - David Graeber

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    The Jewish Bund. The new book on the legendary socialist movement from the Jewish community is a big hit. We will have a talk with the author Molly Crabapple this Thursday. https://youtu.be/zTfbjY_2jUA

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    We should be taxing wealth, not work. Graeber said this back in 2009, and now it is becoming clear to many more people that taxes on wealth (especially extreme wealth) are needed.

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    Honestly, if our economic system doesn't take care of the elderly, the disabled, and the homeless while those in care work such as nurses and cleaners live in poverty while having no free time, then what is even the point of having an economy?

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    From Wall Street to Warfare Michael Hudson and Ann Pettifor. Discussion on our youtube page. https://youtu.be/0wIt29ohel8

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    Our next talk is about Sudan. and what Sudan's War Taught Us About the Unfinished Decolonization. June 18th. 1pm London. 6pm NYC. https://www.youtube.com/live/fqummXAQ_Uw

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    Our next livestream is on Friday! We will discuss the rise and fall of modern empires, with guests, Francoise Verges and Vijay Prashad https://youtu.be/L-b06MZ9Lqs

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    If you sell clothes, you need customers. An economy where the poor have money is good as then you will have customers. An economy where the Billionaires have everything may mean you'll struggle to have customers.

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    Interesting though how people who do bad things in the world of finance/business find ways to justify their behavior.

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    Our next discussion will take place on Thursday Prof Michael Hudson will speak with @Kathleen_Tyson_ They will discuss GOLD! https://youtu.be/0db9ZjvYL20

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    “Bullshit jobs are not just jobs that are useless or pernicious; typically, there has to be some degree of pretense and fraud involved as well. The jobholder must feel obliged to pretend that there is, in fact, a good reason why her job exists, even if, privately, she finds such claims ridiculous.” . - David Graeber

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    If Neoliberalism & transferring even more money to the Super Rich worked then everything would be flourishing. We've been doing it for years & all its done is make everything worse. Only an idiot would think giving even more money to the Super Rich will solve anything.

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    It is weird how public services like Healthcare which many Europeans have had for generations are seen as Radical, Extreme and Dangerous in the USA. Almost feels like an entire country has been lied to that services which will improve their lives are something to be scared of.

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    We are governed by markets. Powerful global markets have massive (and often negative) influence on all our lives.

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    "It’s become fashionable lately to say that capitalism has entered a new phase in which it has become parasitical to forms of creative cooperation. This is nonsense. It has always been parasitical." - David Graeber

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    From Revolt Of The Caring Classes. https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-revolt-of-the-caring-classes/

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    Anyone who has spent time on Tw*tter will understand this all too well.

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    One element of neoliberalism is that many many people live with huge amounts of debt. It's bad.

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    "Socialism means taking money away from those who work hard." No, it's the opposite. Socialism is about cleaners, nurses, waiters, barbers, cooks, bus drivers having housing, healthcare & security. It's about appreciating those who feed us, take care of us & who keep the economy running.

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    Thursday: Our next livestream will take place. We will talk with the historian of science, Irina Podgomy about reading bureaucracy. 1pm NYC time. 6pm London. (7th May) https://youtu.be/vem5R8B_HwU

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    Our next talk in the series with Michael Hudson takes place on Friday (22nd May). He will be joined by Kathleen Tyson, and they will discuss the Post-Dollar World. https://youtu.be/ps6iOpG1Xek

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    “We modern-day humans tend to exaggerate our differences. The results of such exaggeration are often catastrophic. Between war, slavery, imperialism and sheer day-to-day racist oppression, the last several centuries have seen so much human suffering justified by minor differences in human appearance that we can easily forget just how minor these differences really are.” From Dawn Of Everything. By David Graeber and David Wengrow.

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    The next talk in our series with Prof Michael Hudson takes place tomorrow (22nd May). 1pm NYC, 6pm London. Here is the link to the event page for the talk: https://youtu.be/ps6iOpG1Xek

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    End-of-the-World Economics With Prof Steve Keen and Caleb Wellum. They will discuss on our Youtube channel about energy and how it is not a "factor of production," rather it's what makes production possible at all. https://youtu.be/whuPjbGUzYQ