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S7 E3: Ships, Swords, and Fences

  • July 3, 2024

From the voyages of Columbus and Vasco da Gama to colonial conquest and the Atlantic Slave Trade, to the privatization of land in western Europe: humanity’s turn toward the capitalist world we live in now. By…

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S7 E2: BC: Before Capitalism

  • June 26, 2024
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To fully grasp capitalism, it helps to understand the system it replaced – and the most meaningful differences between feudalism and capitalism. We visit the British Isles of the Middle Ages.   By John Biewen, with co-host…

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S7 E1: Market Failure

  • June 26, 2024
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Introduction to our 7th season: Capitalism. The world’s dominant economic system is on trial as it hasn’t been for at least half a century. Millions, young people especially, now see capitalism as the problem, not the…

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Season 7 Trailer: Capitalism

  • June 12, 2024
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Welcome to Season 7: Capitalism. The world’s dominant economic system is on trial as it hasn’t been for at least half a century. This season tells the story of capitalism — how people with power…

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16 Jun

“It is obscene that the poorest bear the brunt of a crisis they didn’t cause, while the richest escape taxation…” @Jayati1609
As #BonnClimateConference continues, our new report shows that the problem isn't scarcity, it's weak tax sovereignty
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