US Israel Strike Iran, Cuts at Home, War Spending Rises | Clara Mattei
August 21, 2025
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as posted by the channelUPDATE (Feb 28): US and Israel strike Iran, and Iran retaliation. This 12-minute framework with Clara Mattei explains the war economy, why war spending rises, and why public needs get cut.
This is not breaking news coverage.
It is a class first explanation of the system that makes war feel endless and makes austerity feel inevitable, and what it would take to build something different.
Why do endless wars continue even when people everywhere demand peace and justice?
The truth is unsettling: our economy doesn’t just tolerate war, it depends on it. Indifference isn’t natural, it’s constructed. Militarism, capitalism, and austerity are woven together, creating a system that rewards destruction and punishes care.
Clara Mattei, author of The Capital Order and Escape From Capitalism, connects these forces into one clear argument: cuts at home and permanent war abroad are not separate stories, they reinforce each other. She shows how profit gets prioritized over human need, why bombs win over food, why surveillance grows, and why students, workers, and communities who connect the dots face such intense backlash.
This isn’t an accident. It’s the rule of the system we live in. If we want peace, we have to name it, expose it, and build something different.
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