Behind the News: How Austerity Spawns Fascism w/ Clara Mattei
Plus: Edwin Ackerman on AMLO.
July 10, 2023
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July 10, 2023
Behind the News: How Austerity Spawns Fascism w/ Clara Mattei
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<p>Clara Mattei, author of <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo181707138.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>The Capital Order</em></a>, explores the links among neoclassical economics, austerity, and fascism. Edwin Ackerman, author of a <a href="https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/the-amlo-project?pc=1518" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">recent article for the <em>New Left Review</em> blog</a>, looks at AMLO’s presidency in Mexico.</p><br /><p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">online</a>.</p>
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