Podcast appearances and mentions of rob larson

Today's episodes of Voices of the Middle East and North Africa and This Way Out are preempted by special programming for KPFA's 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Sasha Lilley and economist Rob Larson discuss the power and wealth of the capitalist class, how they rule, and how to fight against them. To support KPFA's mission and receive Rob Larson's book Mastering the Universe as a thank-you gift, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732 (800-HEY-KPFA).   The post Special Winter Fund Drive Programming: Rob Larson on Today's Billionaires appeared first on KPFA.

Jeff is joined by economist Rob Larson to talk about millionaires and billionaires and living lavish lives at the expense of the working class.   Follow Rob on Twitter and Bluesky Pick up the book here   SUPPORT GOOD MORNING COMRADE Support us on Patreon Follow us on Tiktok Subscribe on Youtube  Follow Jeff on Twitter Email us! goodmorningcomrade.com Tiktok Bluesky Twitter Facebook Leave a review! 5 stars and say something nice to spread the word about the show!

Guest Teacher Rob Larson makes his first visit to C3 to participate in our series Sacred Earth with a teaching about Acknowledging the Land–Connection vs. Disconnection.

Today's episodes of Voices of the Middle East and North Africa and This Way Out are preempted by special programming for KPFA's 2025 Winter Fund Drive: Sasha Lilley and economist Rob Larson discuss the power and wealth of the capitalist class, how they rule, and how to fight against them. To support KPFA's mission and receive Mastering the Universe as a thank-you gift, please donate here or call (800) 439-5732.   The post Special Winter Fund Drive Programming: Rob Larson on Today's Billionaires appeared first on KPFA.

Today economics professor Rob Larson comes on to discuss his new 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. We discuss how the ultra-rich got their money, what they do with it, why it's a problem, and what to do about it. Enjoy!

Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. Check out Rob's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Economics professor Rob Larson joins Bad Faith to discuss how the ruling class have turned an ostensible Democracy into an oligarchy, and what to do about it. How unequal are America and the world really, and will anything short of expropriation cure a system so broken, that at least one American has taken to vigilante justice? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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

00:08 — Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College. His latest book is Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. The post Mastering the Universe with Rob Larson [rebroadcast] appeared first on KPFA.

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Rob Larson, professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, to discuss his recent 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. Follow Rob on Twitter here: https://x.com/ironicprofessor Check out Rob's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift 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: Cozy Earth: Your peace of mind matters. Make a wise choice this election season—embrace the comfort of Cozy Earth and feel the difference. Go to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT and use code MAJORITYREPORT for an exclusive discount of up to 40% off. If you get a post-purchase survey, say you heard about Cozy Earth from this podcast! Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

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Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s.Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More and Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:Rob has written about the Google antitrust case and its likely outcomes.Paris also wrote about why it won't solve the problems with the internet.Watch a highlight reel of Bill Gates' deposition on YouTube.Google has been deemed to have an illegal monopoly in online search.A second trial over Google's monopolistic position in the online ads market is ongoing.The Obama administration let Google off the hook a decade ago.Some tech billionaire donors are pushing Kamala Harris to remove Lina Khan as head of the Federal Trade Commission if she becomes president.Support the show

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s. Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More and Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

00:08 — Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College. His latest book is Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. The post Fund Drive Special with Rob Larson appeared first on KPFA.

Today economics professor Rob Larson comes on to discuss his new 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. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing! 

Robert Pausch of Die Zeit talks about the far right's strong showing in German regional elections. Rob Larson, author of Mastering the Universe, looks at the obscene wealth of the superrich.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

READ ROB'S BOOK HERE: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe   Mastering the Universe Introduction:   When we think of "Masters of the Universe," we may be reminded of He-Man, with his mighty sword, standing guard at Castle Grayskull against Skeletor and his monstrous allies. But in Professor Rob Larson's latest book, "Masters of the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More," There are no animated heroes or villains. Instead, Larson presents us with the all-too-real battle between the 1% and the rest of the world, where the obscene wealth of the elite continues to grow unchecked, resulting in deepening inequality, environmental devastation, and an entrenchment of power that threatens democracy itself.    The title may sound exaggerated, but Larson methodically explains how the ruling class wields unimaginable wealth, shaping global economic, political, and environmental outcomes in their favor. As Larson writes, "The system isn't broken—it's rigged. For the wealthy, inequality isn't a bug in the system; it's the feature." Since the Occupy movement brought the 1% into the national consciousness, this elite class has only fortified its hold over our institutions, exploiting crises like the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their fortunes even further.   Today, we'll delve into the moral, economic, and environmental obscenities of extreme wealth with Rob Larson, exploring how the elites use their fortunes to maintain power and destroy the planet. We'll also examine what, if anything, can be done to dismantle this concentrated power before it's too late.   We'll talk with economist and professor Rob Larson about his latest book, why we should hate the obscenely wealthy even more than we do, and much more! Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal%20Robert   ---      

Behind the News, 9/5/24 - guests: Robert Pausch on the German far right • Rob Larson on the superrich - Doug Henwood

Robert Pausch of Die Zeit on the far right's strong showing in German regional elections • Rob Larson, author of Mastering the Universe, looks at the superrich The post German neo-Nazis on the march, a look at the superrich appeared first on KPFA.

The people's econ prof, Rob Larson, joins us to talk about his new 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." Before that, Ben and the crew talk about the highlights and the (sadly more numerous) lowlights of the DNC. In the postgame for patrons, they watch Tim Pool be very confused about labor unions.Contribute to Andy's GoFundMe so he can continue making great art for this show, for his own show, the Substack, etc.:https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-j-andrew-world-replace-his-ipadPreorder Ben's pamphlet "Four Essays on Palestine" from Everyday Analysis:https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/four-essays-on-palestine-by-ben-burgis-print-and-digital-edition/Order Rob's book:https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universeFollow Rob on Twitter: @IronicProfessorFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

This episode on SRSLY WRONG, Shawn & Aaron discuss the ways in which rich people, and the existence of "richness" corrupts and ruins everything in our society. Books mentioned: Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns Mastering the Universe by Rob Larson

Steve Rick, chief economist at TruStage, expects a unique occurrence in Federal Reserve actions between now and election date, with inflation dropping down to its target rate of 2 percent while the labor market reaches equilibrium, with the unemployment rate hitting 4.5 percent. Rick says that good news -- which will be accompanied by rate cuts from the central bank -- will push any potential recession back into 2025 and possibly '26, with economic growth falling below 2 percent, under long-term norms but not so bad that the economy craters. David Trainer, founder and president, New Constructs, pulls a shocker in the "Danger Zone," saying that a member of the Magnificent Seven -- a stock with one of the largest market capitalizations in the world -- has run so far, so fast that it is overdue for a reset that could bring the stock down by more than 60 percent. Plus economist and author Rob Larson, discusses his new 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."

Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss "Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More," (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell

GTAA host Ben Burgis and Current Affairs magazine house economist Rob Larson continue the weekly series of Thursday Night Debate Breakdowns by watching Bernie Sanders' 2017 debate with Ted Cruz.On October 22nd at 7 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM) Ben is going to be debating Los Angeles County GOP Vice Chair (and Prager U & Babylon Bee contributor) Siaka Massaquoi:https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09005F42FFCD2E9B?fbclid=IwAR3Y3k9EBeA6i41Yt5E7ftL_rgkjx6rHG3KkNvllNrSnkpIPRggk7HkymbgFollow Rob on Twitter: @IronicProfessorFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

What if we told you that the political economy of Silicon Valley, the European Union's impact on big tech platforms, and Apple's recent victory against Epic Games are just the tip of the iceberg of a rapidly changing global economy? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with our guest, Rob Larson, professor of Economics and author of books such as "Capitalism vs. Freedom" and "Bit Tire and Subpolitical Economy of Silicon Valley." We dive into topics like crypto bubbles, NFTs, and unexpected tech layoffs, as well as the potential recession due to inflation and the Russo-Ukrainian war.The conversation doesn't stop there; we also explore the complexities of the US debt ceiling and its possible implications for global leadership. Delve into the impact of a multipolar world, and the likelihood of the US dollar remaining the global reserve currency. Plus, we touch on the debt ceiling, bond market, and labor changes in the wake of COVID-19, and consider how automation and AI might replace entry-level white-collar work.Finally, we address climate change and demographic shifts, examining the ongoing credential weakening and the potential for removing labor restrictions, such as child labor, in red states. We discuss automation's implications for the developing world and the West's refusal to admit people, as well as the justice aspect of liberalizing immigration systems. We critique Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and its limitations in transforming our economic system, and consider the challenges of institution building and labor militancy. Don't miss this engaging conversation with Rob Larson!Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, out now from Haymarket Books. He is the house economist at Current Affairs magazine. Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip  ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can find the additional streams on Youtube Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetYou can find the additional streams on Youtube

There's another agribusiness merger in the works in Wisconsin.  Bob Bosold talks to Rob Larson who will be the CEO when Allied Coop and Provision Partners join forces as one in October. June Dairy Celebrations are about more than just food and fun - it's about consumer education too.  Sydney Flick is the coordinator for Cows on the Concourse, an annual event in downtown Madison on the Capitol Square.  Flick says of the estimated 20,000 attendees, it's estimated that 25% of visitors have never seen a cow, let alone had the chance to touch one.Strawberry producers are waiting on rain to help finish out their crop.  Julie Schoenberg is a strawberry grower outside of Poynette who still has confidence the crop will be more than adequate. Weather - it's all anyone in agriculture is talking about.  Between smoke from Canadian wildfires and the dry stretch of weather, meteorologists are busy! Pam Jahnke visits with Scott Berschback, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Green Bay, about how that forecast comes together.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Rob Larson--the people's econ prof--joins me to talk about inflation, socialism, the ruling class, and more. Follow Rob on Twitter: @IronicProfessor Get tickets to the joint GTAA/Left Reckoning/This is Revolution "Give Them a Revolution" live show at the Cutting Room in NYC at 7 PM on January 22nd w/Bhaskar Sunkara, Emma Vigeland, Sam Seder, and many more guests: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/this-is-revolution-left-reckoning-cutting-room-tickets/12706315 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

They are among the biggest companies in the world: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon have an outsized impact on the global economy and on our daily lives. Rob Larson examines the companies that have become synonymous with the glories and ills of contemporary capitalism. He makes the case for online socialism. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Rob Larson, Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley Haymarket Books, 2020 The post The Unmitigated Power of Big Tech appeared first on KPFA.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, out now from Haymarket Books.

Tonight in NYC, Ben Burgis is going to be debating Tim Pool, Tulsi Gabbard & James O'Keefe at the Minds Festival of Ideas at the Beacon Theater. (See festival.minds.com.) This week's GTAA main guest Matt Lech (co-host @ Left Reckoning, producer @ The Majority Report) joins Ben for a hard look at all three of those people. Before that, Ben & the crew go through some of Krystal Ball's appearance on Real Time w/Bill Maher and discuss some extremely odd claims made this last week by Dennis Prager & Jordan Peterson. (Yes, this is a ghoul-heavy episode. Sorry?) Rob Larson hangs out in the postgame for GTAA patrons--where Rob, Ben & the crew check out the rest of Krystal's Real Time appearance (during which, for example, Bill reveals that he has no memory whatsoever of Wall Street crashing and being backstopped by the federal government at the beginning of the pandemic).Watch Left Reckoning: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerkndrD3Z6rceekc4emVpAFollow Left Reckoning on Twitter: @LeftReckoningFollow Matt on Twitter: @MattLechFollow Rob on Twitter @IronicProfessorFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisVisit benburgis.com

Economics professor, socialist writer, and Current Affairs magazine "House Economist" Rob Larson joins Ben Burgis for a deep dive on "the Tuttle Twins"--a series of libertarian children's books. Before that, Ben and the GTAA crew review some of the best moments from his recent debate in Texas and talk about the value of the debate. In the philosophy segment at the end of the main show Ben and his wife Dr. Jennifer Burgis continue their discussion of Plato's apology by chatting a bit about his (fairly weird) claims about moral motivation. Friends of the show Conan Neutron and Ethan Herschenfeld hang out with patrons on the postgame.Follow Rob on Twitter: @IronicProfessorFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow Jenn on Twitter: @profjennburgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisVisit benburgis.com

Bill Gates has long cultivated a reputation as the Good Billionaire, giving away vast sums of money toward global health and education initiatives through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For many years, the Gates Foundation was rarely criticized at all in the mainstream press, its work considered unambiguously good. The shine has come off Gates a bit recently, thanks to the negative publicity surrounding both his divorce and his staunch defense of corporate intellectual property rights over vaccines during the pandemic. Prof. Linsey McGoey of the University of Essex was one of the earliest major critics of the Gates Foundation's work, and her 2015 book No Such Thing As A Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy is a stinging criticism of "philanthrocapitalism." McGoey's book goes through the history of business tycoons trying to save the world through charity, beginning with Andrew Carnegie in the 19th century. McGoey explains clearly why charitable giving, though it may look like an unambiguous positive, has a number of major downsides including:- The lack of democratic accountability for what private foundations choose to fund (see the Gates foundation's funding of school privatization schemes)- The refusal to consider solutions that threaten the sources of the foundation's wealth or call into question the broader hierarchy of wealth and power- The funding of things that look good on paper and flatter the billionaire donor but aren't actually what people in need are asking forThese criticisms have been made by the left since the time of Oscar Wilde's "The Soul of Man Under Socialism," but McGoey brings them up to date by showing clearly how even an organization like the Gates Foundation, that presents itself as having a benign commitment to health and education, is actually insidious.In this conversation, Prof. McGoey and Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson discuss the career of Gates, the problems with billionaire charity, and the reasons philanthrocapitalists often escape serious criticism. They also discuss Prof. McGoey's work in the field of "ignorance studies." In The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules The World, Prof. McGoey studies the way institutions carefully exclude ideologically inconvenient information, creating a kind of useful ignorance. The article that Nathan and Rob Larson wrote about Bill Gates is here. The piece on billionaires' memoirs is here."Charity creates a multitude of sins." — Oscar Wilde, "The Soul of Man Under Socialism" 

Jason and Pascal speak with economist Rob Larson about the role of the IMF in imposing economic hardship and austerity on the developing world.   Rob Larson Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, out now from Haymarket Books.   About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube!   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast & www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Pascal Robert in Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/obsession-black-white-wealth-gap...   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com   Get the music featured on the show here: https://bitterlakeoakland.bandcamp.com/   Follow Djene Bajalan @djenebajalan   Follow Kuba Wrzesniewski @DrKuba2   Readings https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../the-imfs-bottomless... https://www.jacobinmag.com/.../silicon-chips-intel-taiwan...

Today we've got economics professor Rob Larson back on the pod (see his previous episode here) to talk about the bizarre state of the economy. The labor market is red hot, inflation is higher than in almost 40 years, and there are calls from the capitalist class to strangle the boom. We discuss whether Jerome Powell is going to pull a Paul Volcker on the labor market and what might be done to ease price pressure. Then we discuss Facebook's hilarious "metaverse" faceplant in the context of Rob's great recent book Bit Tyrants. Enjoy!

Economist Rob Larson on his Current Affairs article "How Serious is the Inflation Situation?" and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen decodes a MAGA secret. https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/10/how-serious-is-the-inflation-situation

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I am extremely honored to have this week's guest, Derek Zanetti (aka The Homeless Gospel Choir) on the show! Derek is an incredibly talented folk-punk artist from Pittsburgh, PA, and he's also a man with a personal music collection that could rival a record store! We sat down to chat all about the art of collecting music in the physical medium, the impact of things like packaging, album artwork, and lyric inserts, thrifting to find rarities, and take a look through some of the highlights of his impressive collection of tapes, vinyl, and CD's. You can check out The Homeless Gospel Choir at https://www.thehomelessgospelchoir.com and on Bandcamp! You can also find the video version of this podcast on YouTube! [Thumbnail photo credit: Rob Larson]

In Episode 42 I am joined by Victor Diaz and Rob Larson. Both recently attended our inaugural Guns and Gis Training Camp and I was excited to have them on the Podcast to share their thoughts and perspectives on the experience. Both Rob and Vic are residents of the Seattle area, train jiu jitsu and have fought MMA. They’re both wild dudes and kept me up until 2AM the first night of Camp drinking whiskey…I'm pretty sure we forged a friendship that will last a lifetime. Please enjoy Episode 042 of the Endless Endeavor Podcast.   --- Connect with Victor on Instagram: @viconone   Connect with Rob on Instagram: @rlarson17   Connect with me on Instagram: @granderson33   Episode resources: Check out the LMNT recharge sample pack at drinklmnt.com/endlessendeavor to start hydrating properly! Visit www.curednutrition.com to check out their product line and use coupon code ENDLESS for 10% off. Use coupon code ENDLESS to save 15% when you snag your delicious www.paleovalley.com order!   If you enjoy the show, make sure to give the Endless Endeavor Podcast a rating via your favorite audio platform OR on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCieFsr26t9cyPDKMbLQJzXw/featured!

This series is all about connecting with leaders in various fields of mindset and, or business and taking a peek behind the curtain to explore what makes them tick and how they prepare for a big day of crushing their goals and being their best self, all while making a massive impact on the collective good around them. Connect with Rob here! https://www.instagram.com/advantage.mindsets/ https://www.facebook.com/advantage.mindsets/ Connect with Positive Energy Phil here! https://www.instagram.com/positiveenergyphil/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/537509430444666 https://www.facebook.com/POSITIVEENERGYPHIL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVm76oObUXq75n1GjXbravw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3eliJz-OKPAK2EECJlO7A

Join us for a conversation between Nicole Aschoff and Rob Larson on how Big Tech and its philosopher kings are profiting off the coronavirus crisis, why that should make you angry, and what we can do about it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the necessity of social distancing forcing more and more of our lives to be lived through our screens, technology has begun seeping even deeper into the crevices of our social fabric. With everything from elementary school classes to routine doctor's visits being mediated by various apps, smart phones, and computers, Silicon Valley is poised to be more profitable—and more powerful as a political force—than ever before. Tales of Amazon's record profits, and Bill Gates's boundless generosity are presented by the media as the silver-linings we can all believe in amidst the endless torrent of pandemic related bad news. And yet signs of the tech related scandals-to-come are already all around us—Elon Musk's move to re-open his smart-car factories and stories of Zoom's predatory data hoovering practices being just two among many. Join authors, activists, and radicals Rob Larson and Nicole Aschoff as they discuss why we should resist swallowing the tech industry's puff, spin, and outright lies, and whether we use their own platforms against them to build digital socialism. Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, and Capitalism vs. Freedom. He writes for Jacobin, In These Times, Current Affairs and Dollars & Sense. Nicole Aschoff is a writer, editor, and sociologist. She is the author of The Smartphone Society: Technology, Power, and Resistance in the New Gilded Age and The New Prophets of Capital, an editor-at-large at Jacobin magazine, and managing editor of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Nation, Dissent, and Al Jazeera, among many other places, and she contributes regularly to podcasts and radio shows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order a copy of Nicole Aschoff's book The Smartphone Society: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9780807061688 Order a Copy of Nicole Aschoff's book, The New Prophets of Capital: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781781688106 Order a copy of Rob Larson's book, Bit Tyrants: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1447-bit-tyrants Order a copy of Rob Larson's book Capitalism Vs. Freedom: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalism-freedom Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/LBSotsDgSts Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Disruption, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit – Silicon Valley is viewed by many as the cradle of technological development and progress in our world today. But, behind the luster of unlimited growth and unbounded ambition lies Capitalism's standard blend of exploitation and concentration of individual wealth at the expense of public good. ———————————————————— At a time when technology is seeping even deeper into our lives, how can we reclaim it for the many and not the few? Join authors, activists and radicals Rob Larson and Wendy Liu for a discussion on Big Tech's monopolistic power today, and how we can respond to it with a radical vision of digital socialism. Rob Larson is a professor of economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley, and Capitalism vs. Freedom. He writes for Jacobin, In These Times, Current Affairs and Dollars & Sense. Wendy Liu is a tech commentator, software engineer and former startup founder who left the tech industry to pursue a masters degree in inequality from the London School of Economics. She has written for Logic Magazine, Tribune, and New Internationalist, and has been featured in articles for The Atlantic and CNBC on tech worker union organizing. ———————————————————— Cosponsored by Haymarket Books and the Left Book Club. The Left Book Club is a subscription book club for everyone interested in left politics. Relaunched along the lines of Victor Gollancz's ground-breaking organisation active in the 1930s, the LBC seeks to popularise ideas from the left across the UK and abroad. Subscribe today to receive the best books on radical politics: https://www.leftbookclub.com/ ———————————————————— To Join the Left Book Club: https://www.leftbookclub.com/member In the US, order a copy of Bit Tyrants here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1447-bit-tyrants To order a copy of Abolish Silicon Valley: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781912248704 Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/yrnBZMhKCnY Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

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

Economist Rob Larson (@ironicprofessor) explains how Silicon Valley is dominating our society, what we can do about it, and whether we should take Republicans' sudden opposition to “Big Tech” seriously.   Rob is the author of “Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley” out now from Haymarket Books. Want to help the show? Leave us a 5-star review and follow on Twitter @CowardCast! debatemecoward.com

The five biggest corporations in the world by market value are Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook. Their head honchos the Zuckerbergs, Gates and Bezos make the Vanderbilts, Morgans and Carnegies of the Gilded Age look like pikers. These “masters of mankind” as Adam Smith called them, love to pay lip service to competition. But you know what? They want absolute domination and control. Monopoly is not a board game for them, it is the essence of their very being. And they rely on state power to secure their position. The big five capitalist firms dominate the means of work and social interaction. Collectively, these technopolies represent a tremendous concentration of power both economic and political which do not bode well for the needs of a democratic society. Their amassing of our data is threatening. What can be done?

In this episode we talk to economist Rob Larson about the immense power of the big 5 tech companies (even if in the intro I say big 4...sorry Microsoft), the economics of how they got to be so big, the tyrannical rulers at the helm, and the perverse business practices that insure them against competition. Rob is a Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College and author of Capitalism vs. Freedom (2018), and Bit Tyrants (2020). He also writes for venues such as Jacobin and Current Affairs. Twitter Bit Tyrants Rob's Jacobin / Current Affairs Writing Left Book Club  

Erin, Robert, and Jeff are joined by Economics Professor Rob Larson. We talk about Freedom and its incompatibility with capitalism and Silicon Valley Billionaires. You can check out Rob's books Capitaliam vs. Freedom and Bit Tyrants. SUPPORT GOOD MORNING COMRADECONTACT US!Email us!goodmorningcomrade.comTwitterFacebookLeave a review! 5 stars and say something nice to spread the word about our little show!Thank you so much for listening!  

Checking in on our economy with Rob Larson form Current Affairs and Haymarket Books. Also: Kwame Ture’s socialism and universality. unpopularfront.com

Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss how tech billionaires use philanthropy to massage their images, how they're creating a world that leaves nearly everyone else worse off, and how we need to respond with an online socialism to bring tech platforms under worker control.Rob Larson is the author of “Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley” and an economics professor at Tacoma Community College. He also recently wrote about how billionaire-funded philanthropy is a public-relations scam for Jacobin and how the tech platforms are on their best behavior during COVID-19 for Current Affairs. Follow Rob on Twitter as @IronicProfessor.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.Support the show (https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus)

This week we're talking tech monopolies and the ways in which Gates and Bezos used public research to become this century's dumber Carnegie and Vanderbilt. Listen to Riley, Milo, and Alice discuss it with Rob Larson (@IronicProfessor), and rejoice in the knowledge that everything you've ever done with a PC was planned out by dudes in rocking chairs for some reason. Check out Rob's Book Capitalism vs. Freedom: the Toll Road to Serfdom, out from Zer0 Books. Get it here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalism-freedom The full episode is available on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36827810 If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansky, then e-mail trashfuturepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. £15 for patrons, £20 for non-patrons, plus shipping. *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind GYDS dot com). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/     

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!

In this episode of Sacred Tension I'm joined by socialist economist, professor, and author Rob Larson to discuss the horrors of big tech, and what we can do about it. While we are all social distancing and more reliant on technology than ever, now is the best time to think deeply about how we can socialize the tech and digital worlds.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and my heightened work load/stress level/existential horror, these episodes are unedited. That means they are a bit more rough around the edges than they normally are. However, I want to continue to bring you conversations during this difficult time, and I hope you find some solace in these conversations.  Find Rob Larson Here. Join my Discord server here. Read my articles and send me hate mail here. Find other Rock Candy podcasts here. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction here.  Join my mailing list here. Follow me on twitter here. Follow me on Instagram here.

Professor of Economics, Rob Larson, returns to Rev Left Radio; this time to discuss his new book "Bit Tyrants: The Political Economy of Silicon Valley". Find Bit Tyrants here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1381-bit-tyrants Find Rob on Twitter @IronicProfessor Outro music 'Bellyache' by Yak ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

In this excerpt, we've got Professor Rob Larson on the podcast to talk about his new book Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom. Subscribe now to hear all bonus episodes! 

Talking freedom, platform monopolies, and more with professor and author Rob Larson (@ironicprofessor). Sorry about the tech issues, blame the platform monopolists. Twitter: @benudashen Follow us on Facebook Support us on Patreon Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or Your Favorite Podcast Player Theme Music by Wume

Our opening song is, rather mischievously, “Snowflakes and Sunshine,” from the Ornette Coleman Trio, live in Stockholm in 1965…they got there before the neoliberal economists. Last week’s show with Rob Larson on the Intellectual opportunism of libertarians who sing holy praise to Capitalism pointed out the ways in which actually existing capitalism keeps most of us …

In his new book Capitalism vs. Freedom, Rob Larson goes after the high priests of Capitalism, those deep thinkers such as Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand. But more directly and pointedly, Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize Winning economist, and debate society pugilist who did the heavy PR work for Reagan era deregulation …

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

Next time on Interchange, For Love of Money: or Libertarian Intellectuals. In his new book, Capitalism Vs Freedom, Rob Larson puts on display the words of such deep thinkers as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand in order to expose them as simply a defense of cruel power systems. Intellectuals such as …

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 this episode of Sacred Tension I sit down with socialist professor and author Rob Larson to give some basic definitions for oft-misrepresented terms, primarily Marxism and Socialism. We also discuss the existential threat of capitalism as it relates to climate change, why figures like Jordan Peterson are so popular, and much more. 

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” 

Rob Larson, author of Capitalism vs. Freedom, explores how the “free market” is a realm of unfreedom, and Keith Gessen discusses his new novel about contemporary Russia, A Terrible Country.

We had a great chat with Rob ranging from the impending economic collapse(s), the irrationality of capital expansion, and the notion of from where freedoms are derived. There was also some Scotch talk and a pretty good Kissinger impression. From there, we got into the Antifa vs Patriot prayer clashes in Portland, some LeftTube recommendations, and more!

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

#100 Episode Celebration LIVE Game Show! Hello 2018! Well, 2017 was rough and can seriously stick it. We are here now in 2018, and I started it right with a live game show of The Match Game called "Marta Match" complete with magic by Lee Terbosic, a musical drag show by Deep Violet, free craft beer, retro gaming, a butt load of laughter, merriment, a good cause like Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Pittsburgh and welcome friends! The night was better than I could have expected. I had THE best time, and it truly was a dream come true for me to be your game show host for the evening. We had such wonderful talent on stage. Deep Violet and Lee Terbosic NAILED their performances to the point I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard. Remember to support Pittsburgh creativity and local events, because there is so much of it out there that is making it happen. A few hundred thanks... I wanted to give a personal thank you to the staff at City Theatre for rocking my evening. Everything was so on point, professional, and fun. Adam Nelson for being my personal "Manna White", and game master, Thomas Douglas for providing his expert musical skills, and my panelists who MADE my evening so much brighter. I could do this everyday. Hopefully I will get to do it again, very soon. A MASSIVE thank you goes out to my sponsors- Helicon brewing, Levity, Selective Foods, Gaucho Parilla Argentina, Aldo's Food Service, Harris Grill, and The Church Recording Studio. Without your support, this would have never have happened. Last but not least, I want to thank each and every one of you who donated your time on the coldest day of the year to come out to this event. I know it is hard getting out of that onesie. Hell, I am in one right now. You did though, and you made my wish happen. THANK YOU! IF you didn't get the chance to come (That does suck cause you probably missed the best party of the year, but we won't hold that against you.) Here is the audio from the evening that I am releasing as my 100th episode. I truly hope everyone's 2018 is magical. Let's make some amazing memories together :) NOTE- I have many requests for T- Shirts for the event, so I am doing a one time pre order. The design will be up soon. If interested please email Martafoos@gmail.com Also if you subscribe to my newsletter you will get pictures from the evening that are not posted here. Special thanks to Rob Larson Photography and Buzzy Torek Photography for capturing moments from the evening. Also special thanks to these folks who donated items and cash to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters! Jason Bowden, Pittsburgh Love, Enter The Imaginarium, Spork Restaurant, Muv Integrated Physical Culture, Body Work 412, Fredrick Wildman and Sons, Hunt's Treasures, Helicon Brewing, Harris Grill,  Games Unlimited, and Pittsburgh Retro Gaming. A personal thank you to Akemi Harrison, Carl Hunt, Adam Nelson, Jenna Elizabeth, Natalie Hatcher, Brad Driscoll, Greg Messmer, Brad Peterson, Tony Ferrari, and Leah Blackwood for all their awesome work. Photo by Rob Larson. Marta Match- Live Game Show 100th Podcast Episode Celebration Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Marta Match- Live Game Show 100th Podcast Episode Celebration Photo By Rob Larson. Marta Mazzoni host of Marta Match Adam Nelson- Game Master Photo by Rob Larson. Marta Match- Live Game Show 100th Podcast Episode Celebration Photo by Buzzy Torek Day Bracey Panelist Photo by Rob Larson. The kissing of Rick Sebak Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Deep Violet takes the stage Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Buzzy Torek Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by Rob Larson. Photo by rob larson Photo by Rob Larson.  

This is the second part of a two part special on Rob Larson, an associate professor from the College of St. Scholastica who talks about his journey with SisterStory. Set Apart series art by Rebecca Zenefski. Here's My Secret is a podcast produced by Pa Ying Vang about the oral history project SisterStory. Through interviews with student oral historians she learns more about their experiences and the valuable relationships forged between them and their Sister during the semester process. By reading the SisterStory blogs (www.sisterstory.org/student-blog) and personally getting to know each student prior to interviewing, we gain insight through Pa Ying into how this experience has changed individual lives and evolved perspectives on women religious. SisterStory is the ongoing story of National Catholic Sisters Week aimed at broadening awareness of Catholic sisters through the collection of oral histories, social media outreach, and the creation of additional media content. For more information visit www.SisterStory.org. National Catholic Sisters Week is a celebration of the lives and legacies of Catholic sisters every year from March 8-14 in conjunction with NWHM. If you wish to participate or have events you would like to share please visit www.NationalCatholicSistersWeek.org

This is the first of a two part special on Rob Larson, an associate professor from the College of St. Scholastica who talks about his journey with SisterStory. Set Apart series art by Rebecca Zenefski. Here's My Secret is a podcast produced by Pa Ying Vang about the oral history project SisterStory. Through interviews with student oral historians she learns more about their experiences and the valuable relationships forged between them and their Sister during the semester process. By reading the SisterStory blogs (www.sisterstory.org/student-blog) and personally getting to know each student prior to interviewing, we gain insight through Pa Ying into how this experience has changed individual lives and evolved perspectives on women religious. SisterStory is the ongoing story of National Catholic Sisters Week aimed at broadening awareness of Catholic sisters through the collection of oral histories, social media outreach, and the creation of additional media content. For more information visit www.SisterStory.org. National Catholic Sisters Week is a celebration of the lives and legacies of Catholic sisters every year from March 8-14 in conjunction with NWHM. If you wish to participate or have events you would like to share please visit www.NationalCatholicSistersWeek.org

Podcast #40!  Psychic leslie Gray joins Marta On The Move for an intriguing evening. The second half of Pajama Party Podcast was with Leslie Gray from Steel City Medium.  If you are at all interested in ghost hunting in Pittsburgh, psychics, past lives, or anything in-between, listen to this episode.  So interesting and engaging. Hopefully something we do once a year!   Check out Steel City Medium online and also John Schalcosky from The Odd, Fascinating, Mysterious History of Pittsburgh.  If you missed spooky stories of Pgh, go check it out, or tune into the very first podcast I did with him about Pittsburgh being first in flight on my page! A massive thank you to my hubby and to Rob Larson at www.roblarsonphoto.com for snapping the photos and engaging the show!

Welcome to the first ever Pajama Party Podcast!  What is it?  It is pretty much the same as Marta On The Move, only thing is, people are wearing Pj's (including the guests) and it is usually a live audience!  I started these in my home just for the fun of getting folks together to relax and take in an interactive show.  There won't be a ton of them,(probably once or twice a year) so eat it up while you can! We chat on this cast about the history of Pittsburgh, and why it is all well and good to remember the good history, it is just as important to remember the not so good.  You will LOVE this podcast.  John will be back on (because we had that great a time) for another PPP next year, if not sooner.  Stay tuned later in the month for Leslie Gray the Steel City Medium who joined us later in the evening to chat about all things Psychic.  It got very, very interesting!' Check out John's website HERE! A massive thank you to my hubby and to Rob Larson at www.roblarsonphoto.com for snapping the photos and engaging the show!   Podcast episode is brought to you by Sipes and Son! Sipes & Son General Contractors is a boutique renovation firm located in Pittsburgh's East End. Specializing in residential and commercial renovations located within the city of Pittsburgh, our clients receive professional and personalized project management from start to finish. Whether for your home, restaurant, or other commercial space, we use our expert problem solving skills to make our clients' renovation dreams a reality. We are also known throughout the city for our unique projects, such as converting a shipping container into living space or custom work using reclaimed materials. We embrace new building technology and were Pittsburgh's first certified and accredited green roofers, installing numerous rooftop gardens throughout the city since 2007. Please visit www.sipesandson.com for more information.