Tag: finance
Greece Say ‘Oxi’, Populism Is Back!
Aaron Bastani responds to the dramatic result of last weekends referendum on austerity in Greece and looks to the rest of Europe and the upcoming British referendum on EU membership for signs of a new wave of populism.
How Local Authority Debt is Draining Millions from Public Funds
Debt Resistance UK
Why Is Britain A Post-Industrial Economy?
Aaron Bastani explains how Britain changed from a manufacturing economy to a service-dominated economy.
Indignant… to what end? Private Island Reviewed
Tom Blackburn
Interview: David Harvey
Professor David Harvey talks to Aaron Bastani about capitalism, crisis and social movements post-2008.
“Money is a lie”: Bez and the morality of debt
Andrew Dolan
Unmasking UK Growth
Aaron Bastani takes a closer look at the recent ‘good news’ about the UK economy.
Is There Such a Thing as ‘The Real Economy’?
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss the idea of the ‘real economy’ as being independent from the supposedly ‘unreal’ financial economy. Does this binary still cohere with the observable workings of contemporary production in the 21st century?
Finance and Profit Amid the Great Recession
On this week’s show Aaron Bastani and James Butler look at two areas which are, and could in the future, bring large returns for investors, even amid crisis. One is social impact bonds the other is student housing funds.