Behind the News: Marxist Morality w/ Vanessa Wills
Plus: Mathis Ebbinghaus on the backlash to 2020 anti-police protests.
March 17, 2025
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<p>Vanessa Wills, author of the book <em><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marxs-ethical-vision-9780197688144" rel="nofollow">Marx’s Ethical Vision</a></em>, speaks about the morality behind Marxian science. Mathis Ebbinghaus discusses <a href="https://academic.oup.com/socpro/advance-article/doi/10.1093/socpro/spae004/7630127" rel="nofollow">the recent paper he co-wrote</a> about the effects of the summer 2020 anti-cop protests on police budgets.</p>
<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 online: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a></p>
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