Ep. 44: Capitalist Finance and Socialist Transformation w/ Mike Beggs

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Joining me this week to continue our “Finance for Regular-Ass People” series is Mike Beggs, senior lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney. We discuss the workings of capitalist finance, socialist transformation, full employment, inflation, and the decline of labor in the 1970s. In the midst of the sparks and shoots of the next upsurge in left politics, we must learn the lessons of the past so that we can be ready next time around. Tune in for a great discussion on capitalist finance and socialist transformation. ***The B-Side with Mike will be dropping in a few days. To get access to that and dozens of hours of subscriber-only content, join the Dead Pundits Society today: www.patreon.com/deadpundits*** Check out some of Mike’s relevant writings here: -Zombie Marx, “https://www.jacobinmag.com/2011/07/zombie-marx" -“The Keynesian Counterrevolution,” https://jacobinmag.com/2018/02/keynes-general-theory-mann-review -“Jobs for All,” https://jacobinmag.com/2016/12/full-employment-jobs-inflation-wages-labor-economics -“The Voids Stares Back,” https://jacobinmag.com/2016/02/beggs-peter-mair-social-democracy-mass-parties-apathy ——————————— Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/deadpundits iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 Twitter: @deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Patreon: www.patreon.com/deadpundits