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The growing cracks in the thin veneer of our "civilised" economic and social operating model are impossible to ignore, to the extent that serious discussions of degrowth are increasingly finding their way into mainstream media. No day goes by without further examples of how the logic of capital, whether privatised or in the hands of...
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Last year I read F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom and Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation back to back. Both published in 1944, these great works of political economics were attempts by their authors to grapple with the collapse of western civilization into the fascist totalitarianism of the Second World War. For Hayek, a classical liberal, totalitarian tragedy follows inevitably from the authoritarianism of State Socialism. For Polanyi, who was more of an economic sociologist, the fascism of WWII followed inevitably from the dehumanizing forces of the preceding century of Market Capitalism.
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As an intended outcome of neoliberal doctrine and a natural stage of capitalist development, global financialization constructs a borderless nexus of power in which debt and austerity fuels a cultural, political and economic landscape bound to enduring structures of domination, and creates unprecedented wealth through the accumulation of suffering. ***** According to economist Richard Wolff,
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[AI summary] The provided text is a complex and multifaceted collection of various articles, news pieces, and discussions. It touches on several key themes and topics, including political and social issues in Canada, international relations, technology, and personal reflections. The text includes references to Canadian politics, such as the actions of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and mentions of political figures like Andrew Scheer and Jagmeet Singh. It also delves into topics like climate change, technology, and the role of social media in shaping public opinion. Additionally, there are sections discussing personal experiences, such as the impact of technology on daily life and the importance of privacy. The text also includes a variety of other subjects,...
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