CAPITALISM'S LAST WAR (w/Richard Wolff)

Is this the beginning of the end?

Prof. Wolff and I discuss the ways in which American foreign policy, and the attack on Venezuela in particular, reveal a system in terminal decline. The veneer of international law has been stripped away, exposing a global power desperately struggling to maintain dominance by doubling down on fossil fuels and old-world colonial tactics.

It’s the inevitable collision between a capitalist system that demands infinite growth and the hard reality of a finite and increasingly resistant world.

SELECTED QUOTES

Wolff:

“A system becomes dangerous when it shifts from developing human capacity to holding it back.”

“This is a declaration that the United States intends to behave exactly like the empires that produced world war.”

"This is an empire now committing itself... to holding back the transition that the whole rest of the world thinks is crucial for technological advancement."

Eskow:

“At least when power drops the pretense, we know what we’re dealing with.”

“Infinite growth in a finite world is not just irrational—it’s lethal.”

“What we’re seeing is the political economy reaching its limits.”

Program links:

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www.rjeskow.com

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