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In this podcast, we talk with Rob Larson about his book, “Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More.” Larson is a professor of economics for the past 18 years and has authored numerous books, including “Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley” and “Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom”. He writes for Jacobin and Dollars & Sense and is the House Economist for Current Affairs magazine.   In this book, Larson delves into the extreme wealth and influence of the ruling class. This includes the problems of wealth distribution, the extravagant lifestyles and moral failings of the ultra-wealthy and their negative impact on societal issues, including environmental destruction and public health crises.   Order the book: Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More: https://www.kingsbookstore.com/book/9798888900857   Mentioned in the podcast: Current Affairs Magazine:  https://www.currentaffairs.org/ World Inequity Database: https://wid.world/ A New Approach to Measuring Income Inequality Over Recent Decades | RAND: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA516-1.html Greg's Blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ Pat's Substack: https://patcummings.substack.com/about   #RobLarson#NathanJRobinson#NathanRobinson#BillGates#billionaire#carbon#ElonMusk#ClimateChange#WorldInequityDatabase#CurrentAffairsMagazine#economics#economists#Richistain#masteringtheUniverse#ObsceneWealth#Rand#ClimateCrisis#IncomeInequity#Captial#GuildedAge#ThomasPiketty#UltraWealthy#WealthDistribution#PatCummings#GregGodels#ZZBlog#ComingFromLeftField#ComingFromLeftFieldPodcast#zzblog#mltoday

Jules sits down with professor of economics and author Rob Larson to discuss Friedrich Hayek's work The Road to Serfdom. Additional Links / Info Below… Rob Larson is a Professor of Economics and author of Bleakonomics and Capitalism vs. Freedom from Zero Books. He writes for a variety of venues including Jacobin, In These Times, Current Affairs, and Dollars & Sense. Rob Larson on Twitter, Goodreads Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley by Rob Larson Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom by Rob Larson Bleakonomics: A Heartwarming Introduction to Financial Catastrophe, the Jobs Crisis and Environmental Destruction by Rob Larson "Bill Gates's Philanthropic Giving Is a Racket" by Rob Larson for Jacobin "Trillions and Trillions: The Selective Blindness on Endless Economic Growth" by Rob Larson for Current Affairs Permanent Links Below Follow us on Social Media - Twitter Send us a message - noeasyanswerspodcast@gmail.com Support this podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/support

Si el liberalismo primero convirtió la tierra y el trabajo en mercancía, solo era una cuestión de tiempo que nosotros, los pobres, y nuestro hijos acabasen de la misma forma. Y todo desde la óptica de la «libertad» que todo lo sopita, como el papel. Mercaderes de órganos @_trovador__ , @rosenthalanmg y la incorporación a nuestro podcast de @sofrosinex. Sección de ofertas @TxusMarcano. Bibliografía: “Robin Hahnel: It is not one person one vote, but one dollar one vote in the market place. Some claim this as a virtue: If I have a particularly strong preference for a good I can cast more dollar ballots to reflect the intensity of my desire … But, there is something wrong when people have vastly different numbers of dollar ballots to cast in market elections. Few would hold up as a paragon of freedom a political election in which some were permitted to vote thousands of times and others were permitted to vote only once, or not at all. But this is exactly the kind of freedom the market provides. Those with more income have a greater impact on what suppliers in markets will be signaled to provide than those with less income, which explains why ‘market freedom’ often leads to outcomes we know do not reflect what most people want … the intensity of people’s desires for basic healthcare is higher than the intensity of desires for plastic surgery as well. But those voting for plastic surgery have many more votes to cast for even their less pressing desires than most voting for basic healthcare have even for[…]” Pasaje de Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom Rob Larson https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalism-freedom https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745334974/the-abcs-of-political-economy/ https://cajanegraeditora.com.ar/libros/realismo-capitalista/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiMpsB-ufY https://www.ivoox.com/refugiados-como-arma-ampliando-debate-audios-mp3_rf_8308421_1.html Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

On this edition of Parallax Views, Silicon Valley is often hailed as pushing the world towards a better, more prosperous future through a model creative destruction and brave technological innovation. Economics professor Rob Larson, however, offers a competing viewpoint to this rose-colored narrative of darlings of the tech world like Microsoft, Apple, and Google in his new book Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley (Haymarket Books, 2020). In many ways picking up where his previous book, Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom (Zero Books, 2018), left off, Rob launches a scathing but thoughtful critique on libertarian-style techno utopianism and reveals the often ignored aspect that the public sector has played in important technological innovations. Additionally, Rob details the less savory elements of the Silicon Valley story and how historically the Silicon Valley's current position of power and the effect it has on society bears a resemblance to the Gilded Age. Rob joins us to give an overview of this fascinating new book and fills us in on how it connects to his previous book Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom in the course of this fascinating conversation. All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views. SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWSON PATREON! FORBONUS CONTENTANDARCHIVED EPISODES!

  I'm still sad his book got stolen from me.  "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" is the perfect response for your libertarian friends or your anarcho capitalist homies that believe that the problem in the system is NOT THE SYSTEM ITSELF, but the government. Freer markets and less federal oversight will bring forth more innovation, and more freedom.  I like, professor Larson find that to be maddeningly farcical.    We recorded this episode before the Nov. 3rd election, and we discuss Prop. 22.  A bill created and paid for by for by rideshare companies Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates.  The bill is a response to California Assembly Bill 5 that says that gig workers for these companies are not "contractors" but actually should be viewed as employees who deserve worker protections.  Tech giants Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates are claiming that if they have to a minimum wage, paid sick leave, and workers compensation, all benefits awarded to workers in the state, then they will be forced into bankruptcy.  It says a lot about a company and the system in which we live where when you are faced with the fact that you have to make some BARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS to your employees, the people that are the driving force behind your business, you threaten to leave.     Never underestimate the exploitative nature of capitalism.  Not "crony capitalism", but CAPITALISM.   Read about Prop 22 and AB 5 here: https://www.epi.org/publication/how-californias-ab5-protects-workers-from-misclassification/   Follow Professor Larson on Twitter: @IronicProfessor   Read Professor Larson in Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/09/the-tuttle-twins-and-the-case-of-the-really-bad-libertarian-propaganda   Read Rob Larson in Jacobin: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/04/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy-microsoft   Buy Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalism-freedom   Buy Professor Larson's latest book, Bit Tyrants: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1381-bit-tyrants   Thank you again for taking the time to check this out.  If you enjoy this show, then please think about supporting independent media like this by becoming a patron.  You'll get bonus content from many of the shows, we're creating patron only content, and you get MERCH!    Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/BitterLakePresents     Please follow, like, share, and subscribe to the following platforms   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitter @TIRShowOakland   Instagram @thisisrevolutionoakland   Medium https://medium.com/@jasonmyles/vengeance-has-no-foresight-837212d85a97

Micah Edvenson is here to corrupt the youth and spread communist propaganda with me today as we discuss socialism, why the kids are doing it, and much more. We talk about egalitarianism, inequality, the Soviet Union, the skeptical movement, libertarianism, taxation, whether socialists should support open borders, and answer several common anti-socialist canards. Videos and Articles (in the order they’re mentioned): On Anarchism - Noam Chomsky (https://www.amazon.com/Anarchism-Noam-Chomsky/dp/1595589104) [Amazon] Rob Larson - Philanthropic Giving (https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/04/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy-microsoft) [Jacobin] Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) - Elizabeth Anderson (https://www.amazon.com/Private-Government-Employers-University-Center/dp/0691176515) [Amazon] When did everyone become a socialist? (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/socialism-and-young-socialists.html) [NY Mag] Defining Capitalism and Socialism - Thomas Metcalf (https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2019/09/17/defining-capitalism-and-socialism/) [1000 Word Philosophy] Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell (https://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/1618952730/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2326VNGSBW72Y&dchild=1&keywords=homage+to+catalonia+george+orwell&qid=1602396550&s=books&sprefix=homage+to+cata%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-2) [Amazon] George Orwell - Down and Out in Paris and London (https://www.amazon.com/Down-Paris-London-George-Orwell/dp/015626224X) [Amazon] Ownership and Control (https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/11/ownership-control) [Current Affairs] Requiem for the American Dream - Noam Chomsky (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZnuc-Fv_Tc) [YouTube] Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom - Rob Larson (https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-vs-Freedom-Toll-Serfdom/dp/1785357336) [Amazon] What We Owe Each Other - T. M. Scanlon’s Egalitarian Philosophy (Review from Martin O’Neill) (http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/martin-oneill-tm-scanlon-inequality) [Boston Review] What's Wrong with Inequality? - T.M. Scanlon (https://philosophybites.com/2014/01/tm-scanlon-on-whats-wrong-with-inequality.html) [PhilosophyBites] What is the Point of Equality? - Elizabeth Anderson (https://www.philosophy.rutgers.edu/joomlatools-files/docman-files/4ElizabethAnderson.pdf) [PDF] Dustin Crummett - In Defense of Socialism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFgGE5iLcKg) [YouTube] Introduction to the Left and Right - Dustin Crummett (Micah’s favorite paper) (http://dustincrummett.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fis82785_Ch01_085_122-1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1JaCtoKEFSw5bRSZ9XSGd3zgstANNlWrJbKVHqCC1azqOX7SavV0zC1t4) [PDF] Harrison Bergeron - Kurt Vonnegut (http://www.tnellen.com/westside/harrison.pdf) [PDF] Healthcare - Science Vs (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/science-vs/id1051557000?i=1000459457204) [Apple Podcasts] Rubin Report - Peterson, Weinstein, Shapiro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PagNM_oxssE) [YouTube] Marx: Overcoming Alienation - Plastic Pills (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPRxxN4Kh30&t=827s) [YouTube] Ben Burgis - Taxation is Theft? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=falpX1HYLSo) [YouTube] The Myth of Ownership - Thomas Nagel & Liam Murphy (https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Ownership-Taxes-Justice/dp/0195176561) [Amazon] The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality - Bhaskar Sunkara (https://www.amazon.com/Socialist-Manifesto-Radical-Politics-Inequality/dp/1541617398) [Amazon] Richard Wolff - Democracy at Work (https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism-ebook/dp/B009CGZIPU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GXHCDQXXGCF6&dchild=1&keywords=democracy+at+work+a+cure+for+capitalism&qid=1602397747&s=books&sprefix=democracy+at+work%2Cstripbooks%2C188&sr=1-1) [Amazon] Rutger Bregman - Utopia for Realists (https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Realists-Build-Ideal-World/dp/0316471895) [Amazon] / / /  Clips (in order of appearance): Business Insider - Billionaires and Coronavirus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoR5sniTnv4&t=101s) Why Millennials Don't Have Any Money - Robert Reich (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVKCPuM5CoU) Richard Wolff & Chapo Trap House (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqKpxxciL4I) Richard Wolff Defines Socialism and Capitalism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnY_ZqJ64cI) Carl Sagan - “Are you a socialist?” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDK2chgNPZM) Trent Horn - Can a Catholic be a socialist? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOngbgfViPo&t=386s) Bernie Sanders: "Open borders? That's a Koch brothers proposal” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf-k6qOfXz0&t=93s) / / /  Crusade Against Ignorance (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PCoaBh03ENT0-bqR_8FOw/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid) Videos: Socialism: What it is and isn’t - CAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ButhZ-QCZBE&) [YouTube] Socialism and Economics - CAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLYXfBsd7DQ) [YouTube] Abortion & Philosophy - CAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWQEUFRQq0&t=2s) [YouTube] Interview with Graham Oppy - CAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrJQt46BtA) [YouTube] emersongreenblog.wordpress.com (https://emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/) Rate the show on iTunes here (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walden-pod/id1474408172) Listen to our sister show Counter Apologetics here (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417?mt=2) Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBy2TfJbYXjqBL3cQOFUig) patreon.com/waldenpod Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or on Facebook (http://facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast) Follow Micah on Twitter @MicahEdvenson and Emerson @waldenpod / / / 

On this edition of Parallax Views, Silicon Valley is often hailed as pushing the world towards a better, more prosperous future through a model creative destruction and brave technological innovation. Economics professor Rob Larson, however, offers a competing viewpoint to this rose-colored narrative of darlings of the tech world like Microsoft, Apple, and Google in his new book Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley (Haymarket Books, 2020). In many ways picking up where his previous book, Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom (Zero Books, 2018), left off, Rob launches a scathing but thoughtful critique on libertarian-style techno utopianism and reveals the often ignored aspect that the public sector has played in important technological innovations. Additionally, Rob details the less savory elements of the Silicon Valley story and how historically the Silicon Valley's current position of power and the effect it has on society bears a resemblance to the Gilded Age. Rob joins us to give an overview of this fascinating new book and fills us in on how it connects to his previous book Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom in the course of this fascinating conversation. All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views. SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWSON PATREON! FORBONUS CONTENTANDARCHIVED EPISODES!

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Economist Rob Larson joins us to discuss his new book, "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" out now from Zero Books. This episode is sponsored by Medieval Times' "Little Paupers for Prosperity" program. Buy the book: http://www.zero-books.net/books/capitalism-freedom bafflegabcast.com

This week we welcome Rob Larson, Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College, to the show. We talk about his new book ‘Capitalism vs Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom’ recently released by Zero Books. Enjoy!

In our first BONUS EPISODE of the season, we chat to Rob Larson, writer and professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, and take a deep dive into his new book, Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom. We also talk about Eugene Debs and the “Real America,” Jeff Bezos's twitchy eye, pick-up basketball, and how workers can pull together to fight off and fight back against the depressing, daily realities of our un-free lives in this rigged system.  Additional links/info below... Link to Rob’s new book, Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom   AFT Washington homepage  Along Came Polly basketball scene    Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)  Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall" Coolzey, “Terrorist”  Coolzey, “Fed Up”  Jimmie Oder, “My Soul Is Sold”  Six Time Users, “Divide” 

This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Rob Larson to discuss his latest book "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" and the ideologies and politics that inspired it. Rob explains why he felt it was important to combat the pernicious influence of right wing economic ideas, and the discourse by which it is spread. Eric and Rob examine the origins of neoliberalism and modern far right economics, and how they were translated into policy, both domestically and internationally. The conversation explores ideas about the nature of freedom, the ruthless efficiency of capitalism and privatization, and the need for dictatorships to carry out right wing Friedmanite economic policies. The second half of the show discusses some contemporary political questions, whether the Trump administration is truly neoliberal, how anarcho-capitalists and neoliberals explain away the glaring holes in their theories, and so much more. Don't miss this wide-ranging discussion. Music: Max Romeo - "Socialism Is Love"

This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Rob Larson to discuss his latest book "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" and the ideologies and politics that inspired it. Rob explains why he felt it was important to combat the pernicious influence of right wing economic ideas, and the discourse by which it is spread. Eric and Rob examine the origins of neoliberalism and modern far right economics, and how they were translated into policy, both domestically and internationally. The conversation explores ideas about the nature of freedom, the ruthless efficiency of capitalism and privatization, and the need for dictatorships to carry out right wing Friedmanite economic policies. The second half of the show discusses some contemporary political questions, whether the Trump administration is truly neoliberal, how anarcho-capitalists and neoliberals explain away the glaring holes in their theories, and so much more. Don't miss this wide-ranging discussion. Music: Max Romeo - "Socialism Is Love" More The post Rob Larson – Episode 106 appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

Rob Larson is a professor of economics and a libertarian socialist. He joins Brett to discuss his new book: Capitalism Vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom.  Buy the book here: http://www.zero-books.net/books/capitalism-freedom Outro Music: Venture Capitalist by Feudalism. Listen to and support their music here: https://feudalism.bandcamp.com -------------------- Support Revolutionary Left Radio and get exclusive bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio Intro Music by The String-Bo String Duo. You can listen and support their music here: https://tsbsd.bandcamp.com/track/red-black This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, and the Omaha GDC. Check out Nebraska IWW's new website here: https://www.nebraskaiww.org