Podcasts about disaster capitalists

French farmers are giving President Macron a headache as they take to the streets, and Western financial vultures plan to pick the bones of Ukraine.

This week, Adam is joined by Naomi Klein, whose new book, Doppelganger is somehow both the most personal and the most all-encompassing of her works to date. Beginning with the highly destabilising, but very intimate experience of repeatedly being mistaken for someone else—someone whose beliefs are, in most respects, fundamentally different to Klein's—it expands into a penetrating analysis of the “Mirror World”—that place populated with rightwing agitators, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and wellness influencers which, if you squint just the right amount, can end up looking not too dissimilar to your everyday reality.Buy Doppelganger here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/doppelganger-2*Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and international and New York Times bestselling author of nine critically acclaimed books: How To Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Earth and Each Other (2021), On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal (2019), No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need (2017), This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (2014), The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2007) and No Logo (2000). In 2018, she published The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes On the Disaster Capitalists (2018) reprinted from her feature article for The Intercept with all royalties donated to Puerto Rican organisation juntegente.org. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FUN HALF LINK HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKZ_baYEXA&ab_channel=TheMajorityReportw%2FSamSeder It's another EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Ben Terris, writer in the Washington Post's Style section, to discuss his recent book The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind. Then, she's joined by Kaniela Ing, National Director of the Green New Deal Network and former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, to discuss the ongoing recovery efforts from the Maui wildfires, and how the aftereffects of colonialism are still affecting Hawaii to this day. First, Emma runs through updates on the Maui wildfires' climbing death toll, another wildfire in Canada, Trump's legal cases, Rudy's legal bills, the upcoming UAW strike vote, abortion rights in the US, action from far-right legislatures in the US, and a potential Lula-Biden meeting, before diving into recent revelations on Roger Stone's most unsurprising role in Trump's conspiracy. Ben Terris then joins, diving right into his project studying the impact of Trump's “shock” to the DC system, and how his victory inflamed all of the worst elements of the Capitol, making it somehow even more grifty, shifty, and power-hungry. Terris dives into his work profiling Matt Schlapp, Robert Stryk, and Sean McElwee, to explore how they capitalized on a shifting power structure in DC by clinging firmly to Trump, knowing the right people, and betting their way to the top, respectively. Kaniela Ing then joins as he first provides background on the devastating impact of the recent wildfires in Maui, burning through the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Lahaina, with thousands missing alongside the over 100 declared dead. After walking through the response from the Hawaiian community, as well as the best way to help from the outside, Ing and Emma tackle the ongoing invasion of disaster capitalists in the wake, attempting to extort devastated Hawaiians for their land, and coming in under the guise of aid solely to exploit. Wrapping up, Kaniela walks through Hawaii's history with colonial capitalism (particularly in the wake of disasters), and what the major challenges of the rebuilding process will be. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they discuss the outrageous second attempt at canceling Richard Hanania for doing race science again, watch Bill Maher expertly interrupt Marianne Williamson to explain that poor people don't matter because he can't see them, and a caller from Baltimore poorly starts a conversation on law and marginalized rights. Nick from Houston Food Not Bombs calls in to explore Houston's criminalization of feeding the homeless as a part of the US' greater fascistic attack on the unhoused, and Kristi Noem makes Hillary Clinton look good. Rudy Giuliani continues his pathetic little downfall, and Guy from Charlotte calls in about the Right's love for ahistory, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out the Lahaina Ohana VenMo Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/lahaina_ohana_venmo/ Check out the Maui Fire Relief + Recovery Fundraiser here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mauilonghaul Check Houston's "Food Not Bombs" here: https://www.hpjc.org/fnb/ Check out Ben's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ben-terris/the-big-break/9781538708057/?lens=twelve Follow Kaniela on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KanielaIng Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Nutrafol: Take the first step to visibly thicker, healthier hair. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to https://Nutrafol.com/men and enter the promo code TMR.  Find out why over 4,000 healthcare professionals recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. https://Nutrafol.com/men and enter promo code TMR. That's https://Nutrafol.com/men, promo code TMR. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

-Disaster Capitalists seek to profit off destruction in Maui -Trump has 10 days to turn himself over to GA police lol -Kids win historic Climate Case in Montana -Elon Musk is a threat to internet freedom

Episode 158 - The big questions this week: Does Boris Johnson have any shred of morality in his jumble sale of a body? Is any of this planned or is that giving these idiots too much credit? Are there any policies at the Conservative conference that they haven't nicked off another party then made rubbish? Is it ok to put the heating on yet? Tiernan (@tiernandouieb) speaks to James Millar (@politicalyeti) and asks if any of this is normal plus a teeny look at Brexit disaster capitalists.COME TO THE LIVE PARPOLBRO SHOW AT 2NORTHDOWN: https://www.tickettext.co.uk/2-northdown/partly-political-broadcast-live-brexitzomgwtfbbq-29102019/Sign up to Tiernan's comedy mailing list here: https://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contact/HOW DOES THIS POLITICS THING WORK THEN? Website: politicsforkids.co.ukUSUAL PODCAST BABBLEDonate to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/parpolbroBuy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/parpolbroWatch Tiernan's comedy specials on Next Up Comedy at: www.nextupcomedy.com/tiernanisgreatJoin Tiernan's comedy mailing list at www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/contactFollow us on Twitter @parpolbro, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/ and the fancy webpage at http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.ukMusic by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik) - https://www.thelastskeptik.com/ - Subscribe to his podcast Thanks For Trying here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're in Chicago, city of big dreams and big politics. Historically, Chicago was a machine town. Democratic bosses prevented reformers and radicals from getting anywhere near power, but that's changing fast. This year, Chicago elected a city council that is ready to push the boundaries of status quo politics, how far? 10% of the new council members are Democratic Socialists. We'll talk today with one of them, Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, who just beat an incumbent city council member whose family has held the same seat for the better part of 50 years. We talked to her just 45 minutes after the incumbent conceded. SHOW NOTES: How a Group of Unapologetic Progressives Won Big in Chicago’s Election (https://www.thenation.com/article/chicago-elections-organizing-peoples-lobby/) The Nation, Will Tanzman, April 5, 2019 Chicago’s Political Revolution (http://inthesetimes.com/features/chicago_mayor_aldermanic_elections_political_revolution_social_movements.html) In These Times Miles Kampf-Lassin, February 12, 2019 The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on Disaster Capitalists (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1235-the-battle-for-paradise) by Naomi Klein, 2018 Rossana's favorite political songs:  We the People (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO2Su3erRIA) by A Tribe Called Quest Police State (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c_UdWo4Zek) by Dead Prez This episode of Next Left was produced and edited by Sophia Steinert-Evoy. Our executive producers are Frank Reynolds, Erin O’Mara, and Katrina vanden Heuvel. Recording help this week from Phoebe Petrovic and Jackson Roach. Our theme song is "Deli Run" by Ava Luna (https://avalunagroup.com/) .

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 876, originally published in March 2017. Jason and Investment Counselor Sara discuss the indirect impact of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. It may be one of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history but an opportunity for rebuilding also exists. Prices will increase for commodities needed for rebuilding the area and labor will be needed in all sectors for those who were directly impacted by the storm. Key Takeaways: [01:37] Disaster Capitalists make the most of the tragic flooding in Houston. [05:25] A moratorium on mortgages benefits those with the most debt. [11:09] Is it smart to buy properties on the cheap in Houston? [12:32] How should investors handle damage to their existing properties? [15:28] The cost of commodities always increase after a natural disaster. [22:41] Laura wants to know how Jason's single-family portfolio homes performed during the 2008 recession. Website: Real Estate Tools Property Tracker Administrator@realestate.com - Free 1-hour onboarding session Venture Alliance Mastermind

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 876, originally published in March 2017. Jason and Investment Counselor Sara discuss the indirect impact of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. It may be one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history but an opportunity for rebuilding also exists. Prices will increase for commodities needed for rebuilding the area and labor will be needed in all sectors for those who were directly impacted by the storm. Key Takeaways: [01:37] Disaster Capitalists make the most of the tragic flooding in Houston. [05:25] A moratorium on mortgages benefits those with the most debt. [11:09] Is it smart to buy properties on the cheap in Houston? [12:32] How should investors handle damage to their existing properties? [15:28] The cost of commodities always increase after a natural disaster. [22:41] Laura wants to know how Jason's single-family portfolio homes performed during the 2008 recession. Website: Real Estate Tools Property Tracker Administrator@realestate.com - Free 1-hour onboarding session Venture Alliance Mastermind

Host Chris Mitchell is joined by ILSR Co-Directors Stacy Mitchell and John Farrell for a conversation on various anti-competitive corporate actions and state policies that might have slipped under your radar. Topics discussed include: The recent AT&T and Time Warner merger. Stacy explains how the vertical merger enables AT&T and Time Warner to dominate their industry by owning the pipelines for content distribution as well as owning the content itself. The trio discuss why mergers continue to happen despite empirical evidence that prices rise instead of fall after mergers have gone through. How a state's clean energy policy could ultimately hurt its residents. The Energy Transition Act sets the stage for New Mexico to transition to 100% renewables but it includes a very damaging compromise which promises the monopoly utility company a big chunk of the profits from the transition instead of allowing local communities to reap the benefits. The rise of cashless retail and how it enables credit card companies and banks to skim a lot of money ($64 billion yearly) from the U.S. economy without providing much value in return. Amazon's continuing efforts to influence government and set the rules for the market. And book recommendations, of course! As these companies become less accountable to us, they hurt their smaller rivals in the market, they raise our prices, and generally harm our democracy.     Related Resources What's Going on With the Internet? (Episode 57) John Kwoka: economist focusing on mergers Twice Burned, Once Shy—Why Californians Should Be Wary of Bailing Out PG&E Again Don't-Miss Opportunity for Local Choice in Landmark Carbon-Free Bills — Episode 72 of Local Energy Rules Podcast How the Other Half Banks by Mehrsa Baradaran Boise has the largest geothermal system in the country. Here's how it works The Battle For Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists by Naomi Klein Transcript Chris Mitchell: We have an amazing Building Local Power today. We have several subjects that we're probably going to have to cut short because they're so interesting, and we're so interested in them, but we're going to try and get through all of them. We're going to talk about AT&T and Time Warner, something that we teased you about a few months ago and never got back to. We're going to talk about how a certain utility policy regarding renewable energy may seem like a quick win, but could be a real bad problem. Then we're going to talk about cashless retail and some Amazon interesting moves. We're going to talk about all that stuff with me, Chris Mitchell, who runs the broadband program at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and we've got Stacy Mitchell from the Portland office. Stacy Mitchell: Hey Chris, hey John. Chris Mitchell: And we've got John, John Farrell, the head of the energy program. John Farrell: Hey Chris, hey Stacy. Chris Mitchell: We're not going to rehash 5G, which I wanted to do, but it turns out we talked about that in Episode 57. If you're really interested in that, that was a fun conversation Hibba and I talked about at the end of our talk. But we're going to start off by talking about some of the mergers in telecom because there's been a few interesting revelations lately. Stacy, I'm wondering if you maybe just want to set a little bit of background as to why you found it interesting, this AT&T attempting to purchase Time Warner, which owns CNN and HBO but is not Time Warner Cable. This is AT&T buying a company that has a lot of content. Why is that interesting from your perspective? Stacy Mitchell: You've got this vertical merger where you have a company that owns a lot of pipelines for distribution by a company that has a lot of content. It raises questions about how AT&T, for example, might use control of that content to disadvantage companies that it competes with. The merger went through. The government did, actually, interestingly, oppose it,

The US colony of Puerto Rico has been repeatedly shocked and Puerto Ricans are traumatized. That is precisely what successful shock doctrines like this one — which wants to remake the island into a utopia for rich Americans and crypto-bros and a dystopia for everyone else — depend upon. This is also the subject of Naomi Klein's new book from Haymarket, The Battle For Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists. Today, Klein returns to The Dig, and is joined by Mercedes Martínez, president of the Puerto Rican Teachers Federation. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx with Sven-Eric Liedman versobooks.com/events/1785-a-world-to-win-the-life-and-works-of-karl-marx-with-sven-eric-liedman. Also, register for the upcoming Socialism 2018 conference at SocialismConference.org. Support this podcast with $ and get our weekly newsletter at patreon.com/TheDig!  

The author of The Shock Doctrine, No is Not Enough, and This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate sits down with us to discuss her new book The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists (http://bit.ly/BattleParaidise). Naomi talks about Wall Street investors’ view of post-hurricane Puerto Rico as a potential “blank canvas” to host their various schemes, and puts this in the context of a long colonial history of U.S. attempts to depopulate the island—including through mass sterilization—in order to overcome the impressive resistance of Puerto Ricans. She also spoke with us about the daily shocks of life under Trump, and the urgent need for political education for people to understand where these attacks are coming from and overcome the prevailing sense of disorientation. In our opener, Jen and Danny talked about the debunking of the famous “Marshmallow Study” that many claimed could predict your future based on whether you can wait 15 minutes for a treat as a 4-year-old (http://bit.ly/MarshmallowStudy). And we gushed for a bit about the terrific new website for Socialist Worker (http://bit.ly/NewSocialistWorker). Links Get a copy of The Battle for Paradise in English (http://bit.ly/BattleParaidise) or Spanish (http://bit.ly/SpanishPR). All royalties go directly to JunteGente (http://bit.ly/JunteGente), a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations resisting disaster capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy recovery for their island. Learn more about the campaign to audit Puerto Rico’s debt (http://bit.ly/auditPRdebt). Check out the video of Naomi’s recent event in New York City with a number of Puerto Rican activists (http://bit.ly/CooperUnionevent). Also check out No is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need (http://bit.ly/NKNoNotEnough). Follow Naomi Klein at her website (http://bit.ly/NaomiKleinsite) and at The Intercept (http://bit.ly/NKIntercept). And check out the video of Naomi speaking with a number of other activists at last year’s Anti-Inauguration (http://bit.ly/AntiInauguration). Finally check out some of Socialist Worker’s coverage of Puerto Rico’s: • resistance to colonialism (http://bit.ly/PRcolony) • debt crisis (http://bit.ly/DebtBeforeStorm) • teachers union (http://bit.ly/MercedezMartinez) • May Day protest (http://bit.ly/PRMayDay) Music in this episode The Boy & Sister Alma, “Lizard Eyes” (Dead Sea Captains Remix) Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby, “Marshmallow World” Calle 13, “Baile De Los Pobres” Hector Lavoe, “Juanito Alimaña” Andrés Jiménez, “Despierta Boricua” Tito Puente, “Five Beat Mambo”

Jason and Investment Counselor Sara discuss the indirect impact of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. It may be one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history but an opportunity for rebuilding also exists. Prices will increase for commodities needed for rebuilding the area and labor will be needed in all sectors for those who were directly impacted by the storm.   Early bird pricing is available for the next Meet the Master's of Income Property Event to be held in January 2018. Key Takeaways: [01:37] Disaster Capitalists make the most of the tragic flooding in Houston. [05:25] A moratorium on mortgages benefits those with the most debt. [11:09] Is it smart to buy properties on the cheap in Houston? [12:32] How should investors handle damage to their existing properties? [15:28] The cost of commodities always increase after a natural disaster. [18:59] Meet the Masters of Income Property and Property Tracker offers. [25:41] Laura wants to know how Jason's single-family portfolio homes performed during the 2008 recession. Mentioned in This Episode: Jason Hartman Meet the Masters of Income Property - Early Bird pricing is available Real Estate Tools Property Tracker Administrator@realestate.com - Free 1-hour onboarding session Venture Alliance Mastermind

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