How big corporations took over Western governments

How did Western governments get to the point where major decisions are made by and for large corporate monopolies? Ben Norton is joined by political economist Radhika Desai to discuss neoliberalism and the myth of the free market.
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  • @typeviic1
    @typeviic114 күн бұрын

    And voting for Dems and Repubs will change nothing.

  • @gerhard7323

    @gerhard7323

    14 күн бұрын

    'If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it' Mark Twain.

  • @raymundogonzalez6450

    @raymundogonzalez6450

    14 күн бұрын

    That the definition of Insanity

  • @garyrchampagne

    @garyrchampagne

    14 күн бұрын

    @@gerhard7323

  • @ttystikkrocks1042

    @ttystikkrocks1042

    14 күн бұрын

    JILL STEIN FOR PRESIDENT!

  • @joellis5915

    @joellis5915

    14 күн бұрын

    @@ttystikkrocks1042 Robert Kennedy Jr.

  • @elonmusksellssnakeoil1744
    @elonmusksellssnakeoil174414 күн бұрын

    "Government is the problem!" - guy who sought out the highest position in the government.

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    @@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744 Reagan was an actor playing the part for his directors.

  • @view1st

    @view1st

    14 күн бұрын

    To destroy the system you must be part of the the system. Remember Gorbachev, Yeltsin?

  • @BeachTypeZaku

    @BeachTypeZaku

    14 күн бұрын

    @@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744 It is. But those like you that bury their heads in the sand wouldn't know that. Socialism helps nobody but those at the top. Ask anyone who lived under the Iron Curtain how it was. But I'm sure you'll only hear what you want to. You're a lost cause.

  • @benangel3268

    @benangel3268

    14 күн бұрын

    @view1st When you are part of the system that has helped to get you to the top, you have no interest in destroying it. If you are unscrupulous you may be in interested in destroying aspects of the system that benefited everybody else.

  • @loinaluks2251

    @loinaluks2251

    14 күн бұрын

    ​@@benangel3268Or possibly in some cases changing things you think will be better from the top with outside assistance, only for that outside assistance to step in and pull the rug out from everyone to pillage viking style.

  • @harryholiday5356
    @harryholiday535614 күн бұрын

    I was telling my friends this during the 1990's decade. They all said I was crazy, and it just couldn't happen in America. Now, they are eating their words and experiencing KARMA. We are now in a very feudalist fascist system for several generations.

  • @ATS_i_piss_on_G00gle

    @ATS_i_piss_on_G00gle

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes,we are and we always been.That is what capitalism is= feudalism in desquise.

  • @laotrahistoria7747

    @laotrahistoria7747

    14 күн бұрын

    Great comment. Still, it only happened to be noticed by you in the 1990’s. In reality this failed model started in 1492, after the consumption conquest of the first country of Iberian peninsula, Al-Andalus, and the fake “discovery” and the beginning of the conquest invasion and epistemic killing of the cultures of the “Americas”. It was the beginning not of an economical model but of the civilization model, the so called “modernity”. If you haven’t yet, I invite you to check a much better study of it with Berkeley University professor Ramon Grosfoguel.

  • @Perspectiveon

    @Perspectiveon

    14 күн бұрын

    Ditto and agree. How the West exploited the void after the Sovjet collapse was the eye-opener for me.

  • @Perspectiveon

    @Perspectiveon

    14 күн бұрын

    Scandinavian here. Ditto and agree. Exploitation of the void after the Sovjet collapse was the eye-opener for me. In all but name most Western Countries are now Neo-Feudal Oligarchies.

  • @Perspectiveon

    @Perspectiveon

    14 күн бұрын

    Scandinavian here. Ditto and agree. Exploitation of the void after the Sovjet collapse was the eye-opener for me. In all but name most Western Countries are now Neo-Feudal Oligarchies.

  • @M.M.Alam.Liberty
    @M.M.Alam.Liberty14 күн бұрын

    Brave and Brilliant economist Dr Radhika Desai. 👏 thank you

  • @geovanniali6060
    @geovanniali606014 күн бұрын

    Feed the poor. Not the 1%.

  • @galeparker1067

    @galeparker1067

    14 күн бұрын

    But servicing the Poor is a very popular Growth Industry. 😢🇨🇦

  • @pecan11

    @pecan11

    14 күн бұрын

    @@geovanniali6060 this lady is telling u that will never happen

  • @adamiskandar5107

    @adamiskandar5107

    14 күн бұрын

    @@pecan11 Just stating the facts but she is for sure fighting against this unfair system.

  • @anyq_CS

    @anyq_CS

    14 күн бұрын

    libya was the most successful african country before it got destroyed. civilians enjoyed a lot of privileges that average american can ever dream. but evil man gadaffi want to dump dollar😂

  • @user-ri8gz2yr3s

    @user-ri8gz2yr3s

    14 күн бұрын

    ​Yes , this privatizing of housing , and social services is what is THE HINGER GAMES ! ALL OF THOSE RELIGIONS GET TO PUT GREAT STRESS ONTO THE POOR PEOPLE !! THANK YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT , WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE PROVINCE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS !! @galeparker1067

  • @420haxx
    @420haxx14 күн бұрын

    Great presentation by the professor, Neo-Liberalism has completely disenfranchised the West.

  • @Silks-

    @Silks-

    14 күн бұрын

    It’s franchised the wealthy. Everyone else has been losing out for decades. The super wealthy have no borders.

  • @andrew69novak
    @andrew69novak14 күн бұрын

    Grace Blakeley has recently written a great book about this topic called "Vulture Capitalism" and I highly recommend it. The term "regulatory capture" is wholly inadequate in describing what has actually taken place. The laws of incorporation that were passed in 1863 put the US government squarely in the pocket of bankers and robber barrons. Even FDR, the "savior" didn't take the power to print free money from bankers. Printing unlimited money allows you to purchase unlimited power and influence. We all live in the results of that.

  • @59vlada

    @59vlada

    14 күн бұрын

    Right, corporations are only a facade, who really took over is those controlling corporations, and it is the reachest, having controlling pocket of shares bought anonymously for them by large investment firms they also control.

  • @kateoneal4215

    @kateoneal4215

    14 күн бұрын

    The "donor class" determines 95% of presidential elections, 93% of congressional and 82% of senatorial races. But that's only the tip of the iceberg..... They also own international institutions like the UN.

  • @Jay...777

    @Jay...777

    14 күн бұрын

    China has nationalized banks. The only way to go.

  • @59vlada

    @59vlada

    14 күн бұрын

    @@kateoneal4215 Of course, the UN creation was financed by the Rockefellers, even the land the UN building is on belongs to them (it is only given to the UN to use it, long as it exists).

  • @Madasin_Paine

    @Madasin_Paine

    14 күн бұрын

    Poster boy is a mal content phonsy in charge of Berkshire Hathaway amd one of the five aforementioned who doubled wealth in 2 years at the expense of the many who make and create. Worse than Gates, the t i r d? Similar enough... Soul lee vamp ir ik IMHO

  • @estevaocachiliva3249
    @estevaocachiliva324914 күн бұрын

    God Bless You BEN NORTON❤❤❤

  • @betteroffredthandead

    @betteroffredthandead

    14 күн бұрын

    And the rest of the Geopolitical Econ. Report team! Thank you for dispelling lies about China among other things!

  • @dao8805

    @dao8805

    14 күн бұрын

    Surprised to hear he moved to China! Best wishes to him.

  • @soberthinking2102

    @soberthinking2102

    13 күн бұрын

    AMEN!

  • @user-ri8gz2yr3s
    @user-ri8gz2yr3s14 күн бұрын

    No water supply , no electrical supply should be privatized!! No food must be kept from the people who need good! No housing shelter should be kept from the people !! Food , clean drinking water , shelter clothes need to be a BIRTHRIGHT !!

  • @dao8805

    @dao8805

    14 күн бұрын

    I agree.

  • @ChristineCircelli-go2yw

    @ChristineCircelli-go2yw

    2 күн бұрын

    Me too ✋️

  • @donnab.333
    @donnab.3339 күн бұрын

    You are absolutely right about the definition of liberalism. I didn't learn the true definition of liberalism until I took a government class during my doctoral studies. I was so shocked. Liberalism coincides with Libertarians.

  • @sciologist
    @sciologist14 күн бұрын

    These CEO;s and Board of Directors gives themselves 10s of millions of dollars in raises and bonuses then blame their minimual wage employees for the collaps of their companies. Its like Bankers blaming their janitors and maids for the Banking Crisis.

  • @erikeparsels
    @erikeparsels14 күн бұрын

    Neoliberalism isn't "market" fundamentalism, because corporate players try to escape market discipline at every opportunity. It is "private investment and profit fundamentalism" or "capitalist fundamentalism" or "corporate fundamentalism".

  • @Jay...777

    @Jay...777

    14 күн бұрын

    I see "corporate fundamentalism" is the correct term, especially if you include banks & private equity.

  • @dudebro91-fn7rz

    @dudebro91-fn7rz

    9 күн бұрын

    George soros literally calls his ideology market fundamentalism tho

  • @ttystikkrocks1042
    @ttystikkrocks104214 күн бұрын

    I feel like I'm getting a minor in geopolitical economics, one hour at a time. This is extremely valuable subject matter in terms of understanding the economic forces at work in the world, who benefits- and who loses.

  • @TheMansfieldlad
    @TheMansfieldlad9 күн бұрын

    Gotta say it's a rare thing to get a book on these subjects for FREE so the poor can educate themselves. Well done and thank you !!!

  • @eldo-qb2yh
    @eldo-qb2yh14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the update.I really appreciate the dedication in each video you post.The first step to successful investing is determining your goals and risk tolerance, To be successful in markets, traders should understand the crossover between asset classes & liquidity flow.. You have changed my entire life and I continue to preach your name. Now I can say that thanks to Ms. CLARA BURN I am improving my understanding of this whole world and making new big profits every week.

  • @Juannigranucci-gl1iu

    @Juannigranucci-gl1iu

    14 күн бұрын

    Two other of my colleagues and I tried it immediately, we testified. MRS Clara Burn is doing wonders.

  • @BobbyGriffin-ur3ik

    @BobbyGriffin-ur3ik

    14 күн бұрын

    How can I participate in this? Like how do I contact this adviser please?

  • @eldo-qb2yh

    @eldo-qb2yh

    14 күн бұрын

    she often interacts on Telegrams, using the user name

  • @eldo-qb2yh

    @eldo-qb2yh

    14 күн бұрын

    ClaraB3

  • @BobbyGriffin-ur3ik

    @BobbyGriffin-ur3ik

    14 күн бұрын

    Thanks heaps.

  • @Avery-wy1xh
    @Avery-wy1xh13 күн бұрын

    There is no way rents can remain this high with the wages being this flat. People simply wont pay it.

  • @finleysterling562
    @finleysterling56210 күн бұрын

    I wonder what the best opportunities to invest now are, there are opinions but a little later I find out these opinions don't matter as a totally different turn of events play out with the stocks they discussed therein...

  • @leedavis3639

    @leedavis3639

    10 күн бұрын

    If you’re new to investing or have a more complex financial situation, It can be helpful to work with a financial advisor who can provide personalized guidance and help you make informed investment decisions.

  • @MooreScott-hd5fz

    @MooreScott-hd5fz

    10 күн бұрын

    Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others, as an investor, you should’ve known that by now, nothing beats experience and that’s final, personally I had to reach out to a market analyst for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account close to a million, withdraw my profit right before the correction and now I’m buying again.

  • @darrenphilip247

    @darrenphilip247

    10 күн бұрын

    That's correct. At first, I wasn't too pleased with my gains compared to my previous performances, I was doing so poorly, I thought I needed to diversify into better assets, so I got in touch with an investment-advisor. That same year, I pulled a net gain of 550k, which is about 10 times more than I average on.

  • @finleysterling562

    @finleysterling562

    10 күн бұрын

    How can I participate in this? I sincerely aspire to establish a secure financial future and am eager to participate. Who is the driving force behind your success?.

  • @darrenphilip247

    @darrenphilip247

    10 күн бұрын

    Ethan Grayson is one of the finest portfolio managers in the field. He's widely recognized; you should look him up.

  • @fortedrummer3026
    @fortedrummer302612 күн бұрын

    One of my seventh grade teachers, who taught civics, required our class to watch Reagan's inauguration in the classroom on January 20, 1981. So I saw him say "government is the problem" in real time. Even then, I didn't like him at all. I liked the idea that the government could help people in need. Our teacher loudly cheered him on from behind her desk. My generation turned out to be very conservative and reactionary, and pro-neoliberal, for the most part.

  • @chunlingtong6137
    @chunlingtong613714 күн бұрын

    Ben, thank you 😊 from my mei mei (sister) love your analysis & please keep up the good work.

  • @Zara-um1nx
    @Zara-um1nx14 күн бұрын

    This is very true thank you so much Ben ❤❤

  • @maxrobespierre9176
    @maxrobespierre917611 күн бұрын

    It’s a FEATURE of capitalism, not an anomaly. This is unavoidable when individuals and corporations have the money and the connections to exert constant pressure using both carrots and sticks as the tools crush resistance.

  • @jordansoviet23
    @jordansoviet2314 күн бұрын

    I hate corporations literally making the lives of the masses miserable. It is focusing on profits than pursuing the general welfare of the people thar really make me angry and sad whenever I see homeless and old people begging alms just to buy food for their immediate medical issues. Almost every day I see this here in the Philippines. Water, electric and telecommunications utilities getting more expensive. Most of all you cannot afford to get sick here because hospitals are mostly privately owned. If you don't have money for down payment for immediate medical attention then you die or your medical conditions worsen.

  • @stephen_pfrimmer
    @stephen_pfrimmer14 күн бұрын

    Thank you Radhika! Neoliberalism clarified. Thank you Ben. Thank you Jayati Ghosh. Thank you Michael (Green Party, natural monopolies, wealth tax?).

  • @reparationnation
    @reparationnation14 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. #CBOBAO

  • @benjoas
    @benjoas14 күн бұрын

    Ben, thank you for your work, it's essential to understand how the world runs nowadays. Im I big fan of your chanel. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽

  • @northstar1060
    @northstar106014 күн бұрын

    how to take over a government 101.........wave a dollar bill in front of a politicians eyes

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    @@northstar1060 We ran everything. We paid off cops. We paid off lawyers. We paid off judges. Everybody had their hands out. Everything was for the taking. -Corporations

  • @user-os4fd4yl8z

    @user-os4fd4yl8z

    14 күн бұрын

    Is that one of Gene Sharp's book?

  • @stevendibble5739
    @stevendibble573914 күн бұрын

    What a great discussion thanks

  • @munirali1436
    @munirali143614 күн бұрын

    Love you both you are my favourite

  • @urrywest

    @urrywest

    12 күн бұрын

    Never forget Hudson.

  • @stegoheg
    @stegoheg10 күн бұрын

    I thought I had learned economics. But I had actually been spoon fed an ideology - thanks to Ben, Radhika (and Michael) for all of your work. You have freed my mind from the shackles of propagandized junk economics. Now I am making connections and seeing the world as I have never seen it before. It's quite destabilizing but I would rather know the truth of things. Keep up the outstanding work.

  • @a.randomjack6661
    @a.randomjack666114 күн бұрын

    ⚠Sort comments by newest,. many are hiding

  • @traditionalfood367

    @traditionalfood367

    14 күн бұрын

    ... hidden.

  • @a.randomjack6661

    @a.randomjack6661

    14 күн бұрын

    @@traditionalfood367 I know, I vary wording a bit. Imagine a frightened comment that doesn't want to be forcefully taken to entropy land 😱

  • @rsavage-r2v

    @rsavage-r2v

    14 күн бұрын

    Yeah I wish I had known this sooner. YT has several effective forms "soft" censorship.

  • @a.randomjack6661

    @a.randomjack6661

    14 күн бұрын

    @@rsavage-r2v I spend lots of time on yt. Closing down channels, censoring important information, I find that on the harsh side. Good thing there are fallback platforms... On the other hand, I hate being funneled because it makes me feel I'm heading into a trap. I did not use to feel paranoid. Perhaps I wasn't understanding the 'Corporatocracy Empire' until a few years ago. I'm leaving you another reply below. You can look up the word and the concept 🖖

  • @a.randomjack6661

    @a.randomjack6661

    14 күн бұрын

    @@rsavage-r2v Pathocracy

  • @paulmicks7097
    @paulmicks709714 күн бұрын

    Analysis always exposes corruption ... Great topic

  • @pecan11
    @pecan1114 күн бұрын

    Gd! What a massively important video! EVERYONE SHOUDL WATCH Ben does it again! Fantastic

  • @arturoanton2958
    @arturoanton29587 күн бұрын

    I have learned a lot from this Ben Norton & Radhika video by seing this doctrine changing its fancy names while its purpose remained constant: stealing from the working class.Amazing.

  • @jamesmurphy9426
    @jamesmurphy942614 күн бұрын

    Best Information available Keep up the fantastic work Still watching recent episode on China

  • @HomesteadAce
    @HomesteadAce14 күн бұрын

    You call it Neoliberalism, I call it Ultra-capitalism

  • @veryskeptical2409

    @veryskeptical2409

    14 күн бұрын

    We need to "cut the malarkey". That will surely help.

  • @user-ds9uk3bm2r

    @user-ds9uk3bm2r

    14 күн бұрын

    Capitalism on steroids

  • @a.randomjack6661

    @a.randomjack6661

    14 күн бұрын

    In other words: We are ran by junkies, "profit junkies"

  • @brockabaddy985

    @brockabaddy985

    14 күн бұрын

    Unfettered capitalism.

  • @gelinrefira

    @gelinrefira

    14 күн бұрын

    That's what neoliberalism is.

  • @veryskeptical2409
    @veryskeptical240914 күн бұрын

    This is known as capitalism.

  • @jakethomas1829

    @jakethomas1829

    14 күн бұрын

    Crapitalism

  • @420haxx

    @420haxx

    14 күн бұрын

    Neo-Liberalism is an extreme form of capitalism that exaggerates all the of the negative tendancies of the capitalist system, between 30's and the 80's capitalism was kept in check by antitrust laws and heavy regulation, consequently living standards in the west improved a phenominal amount in general.

  • @samaval9920

    @samaval9920

    14 күн бұрын

    @@jakethomas1829Ws the book title says The Best Democracy that Money Can Buy!

  • @samaval9920

    @samaval9920

    14 күн бұрын

    Author- Greg Palast.

  • @happyappy19931

    @happyappy19931

    13 күн бұрын

    Corporatism. That’s different.

  • @NICHOLASBYRNE3931
    @NICHOLASBYRNE393114 күн бұрын

    Thank you all.

  • @minniewipster8130
    @minniewipster813014 күн бұрын

    No trained workers? I find that hard to believe. It seems like there are a lot of people working jobs for which they are overqualified -- just as in the 1930s.

  • @Jay...777

    @Jay...777

    14 күн бұрын

    China educates 100X more STEM grads p.a. than the US. Probably more now.

  • @WASHINGinAZ
    @WASHINGinAZ14 күн бұрын

    SCOTUS gave them the rights as a citizen, that did not help, turning our societies into consumer driven economies has not helped everyone wanted cheep goods

  • @dao8805

    @dao8805

    14 күн бұрын

    We need to have corporations stripped of personhood. Now they are also seeking voting rights as "persons". If you haven't signed Move To Amend's petition to pass a Constitutional Amendment stripping corporations of personhood, I encourage you to do so. Addressing this issue is long overdue.

  • @DF-dd5nf
    @DF-dd5nf11 күн бұрын

    Very interesting video. We are lucky to have this channel.

  • @nicholasszegho6768
    @nicholasszegho676814 күн бұрын

    Globalisation in Australia brought Americans owning more than 50% of our largest corporations, including all the banks and mining. Large amounts of retail and infrastructure. Most of the bureaucracy has been contracted out to large consultancy companies like pwc, Deloitte and kpmg. America owns our means of production 😢

  • @bizarre6227

    @bizarre6227

    11 күн бұрын

    Same in Europe

  • @07wrxtr1

    @07wrxtr1

    6 күн бұрын

    And they treated you all like dogs during the plan dem ic

  • @user-et5wy6zk9v
    @user-et5wy6zk9v3 күн бұрын

    The big corporations have the money, govt has the power. Money & power scratch each other's backs to gain more money & more power. In the meantime the public is fed bread & circuses and kept in line under the illusion of democracy and rights.

  • @preemptivekicks1355
    @preemptivekicks135513 күн бұрын

    Thanks Ben and Radhika

  • @silviosumbo8600
    @silviosumbo860014 күн бұрын

    Ben Norton, you are the man. Keep up a good job.

  • @bonniepannell9722
    @bonniepannell9722Күн бұрын

    I am deeply grateful to have come across the Geopolitical Economy channel. You have helped me to make sense of my limited knowledge and given me the desire to learn more and to not go back to sleep. Thank you.

  • @user-et5wy6zk9v
    @user-et5wy6zk9v3 күн бұрын

    This is what I call truly useful economic commentary unlike a lot of obfuscation that masquerades around as high level economic analysis

  • @hi-if7lj
    @hi-if7lj14 күн бұрын

    Nobody in America owns their house or property. The difference between the rich and poor is that the rich profit from the land, the poor live off the land and have to maintain it

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    @@hi-if7lj A very good point that is far too often entirely ignored in the U.S.

  • @firedplay

    @firedplay

    14 күн бұрын

    We need land reform so that the people who live on the land own it.

  • @Madasin_Paine

    @Madasin_Paine

    14 күн бұрын

    Define asset ownership , rent, lease, possession... This trite thought free pablum is pandeMIC...

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    @@Madasin_Paine You sound like someone that doesn't own the shelter you live in.

  • @Madasin_Paine

    @Madasin_Paine

    14 күн бұрын

    @@Praisethesunson And you know what? You know not.

  • @KoDeMondo
    @KoDeMondo14 күн бұрын

    You don't need an Oxford degree to understand that if you mindlessly give away money for ten years, encouraging people to go into debt, and then suddenly do the exact opposite, the country will go into disarray.

  • @SouthsideMike-1226
    @SouthsideMike-122614 күн бұрын

    America in obvious decline

  • @aleaiactaest8354
    @aleaiactaest83547 күн бұрын

    Good discussion. In neoliberal countries the state is so weakend that its only tools are tariffs and subsidies. Hence, as Radhika points out, it ends up being a version of neoliberal economy where the biggest customer is the state, to privatly owned corporations. Futhermore many of the subsides invesments into "green" economy/energy will be far from econoical and benifital to the broader populous...will end up being very expensive. But the investment class is have a party...

  • @Kuleto
    @Kuleto14 күн бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @SBwj1gr
    @SBwj1gr14 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @aishikgupta
    @aishikgupta14 күн бұрын

    How do we bring about real change on the ground rather than just watch KZread Webinars and keep analyzing the system...where is Real Change happening?? In India Capitalism is brazen.

  • @pizza_mana
    @pizza_mana11 күн бұрын

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @ShangguanJiewen
    @ShangguanJiewen14 күн бұрын

    This is the best channel on KZread. Great work Ben!!!

  • @lesliewillis2482
    @lesliewillis248213 күн бұрын

    The corporations are global and they are calling the shots in US and in many places around the world. Countries are tied to each other and have become quite interdependent. This is how I think of globalization. This is the environment I think we have to consider when we make assessments about reality today.

  • @mariocamoes401
    @mariocamoes40112 күн бұрын

    This channel is so important. Thank you so much and keep up the good work! Our world needs more ot this!

  • @clumsytriangle2436
    @clumsytriangle243614 күн бұрын

    I'm so happy i chose China as my country to work in when i decided to leave my home country 11 years ago. Something in my fate sent me to the right place for these historic times we are living through.

  • @AJayZy

    @AJayZy

    13 күн бұрын

    Is this CCP propaganda?

  • @mrytiwnjay625
    @mrytiwnjay62514 күн бұрын

    Thank for Radhika, is difficult to found a research that focuses on the Roots of the system and problems of Vampirism Corporate without a conciencios investments

  • @07wrxtr1
    @07wrxtr16 күн бұрын

    Question: Why can’t the states revoke corporate charter agreements as a means to enforce rules to help the working class?

  • @touchofclassfun6984
    @touchofclassfun698414 күн бұрын

    The dark side of Capitalism indeed !

  • @jakethomas1829

    @jakethomas1829

    14 күн бұрын

    Crapitalism

  • @tonytitado6478

    @tonytitado6478

    14 күн бұрын

    Capitalism is all dark!

  • @happyappy19931

    @happyappy19931

    13 күн бұрын

    @@tonytitado6478 What does that even mean? Capitalism lifts people out of poverty.

  • @borginburkes1819

    @borginburkes1819

    11 күн бұрын

    @@happyappy19931except it literally doesn’t. It forces people to stay in poverty while the rich get richer

  • @happyappy19931

    @happyappy19931

    10 күн бұрын

    @@borginburkes1819 It did for me, and I’m from Appalachia. 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @austinbar
    @austinbar10 күн бұрын

    Given the persisting global economic crisis, it's essential for individuals to focus on diversifying their income streams independent of governmental reliance. This involves exploring options such as stocks, gold, silver, and digital currencies. Despite the adversity in the economy, now is an opportune moment to contemplate these investment avenues.

  • @rogerwheelers4322

    @rogerwheelers4322

    10 күн бұрын

    The pathway to substantial returns doesn't solely rely on stocks with significant movements. Instead, it revolves around effectively managing risk relative to reward. By appropriately sizing your positions and capitalizing on your advantage repeatedly, you can progressively work towards achieving your financial goals. This principle applies across various investment approaches, whether it be long-term investing or day trading.

  • @joshbarney114

    @joshbarney114

    10 күн бұрын

    I agree, that's the more reason I prefer my day to day investment decisions being guided by an advisor, seeing that their entire skillset is built around going long and short at the same time both employing risk for its asymmetrical upside and laying off risk as a hedge against the inevitable downward turns, coupled with the exclusive information/analysis they have, it's near impossible to not out-perform, been using my advisor for over 2years+ and I've netted over 2.8million.

  • @FabioOdelega876

    @FabioOdelega876

    10 күн бұрын

    @@joshbarney114 I think this is something I should do, but I've been stalling for a long time now. I don't really know which firm to work with; I feel they are all the same but it seems you’ve got it all worked out with the firm you work with so i surely wouldn’t mind a recommendation.

  • @joshbarney114

    @joshbarney114

    10 күн бұрын

    I definitely share your sentiment about these firms. Finding financial advisors like Marisa Breton Dollard who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.

  • @FabioOdelega876

    @FabioOdelega876

    10 күн бұрын

    Excellent share, just inputted Marisa Breton Dollard on the internet, spotted her consulting page ranked top and was able to schedule a call session. I've seen commentaries about advisors but not one looks this phenomenal.

  • @thirzel
    @thirzel2 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much for the book.

  • @longyou8254
    @longyou825410 күн бұрын

    Thx for the update

  • @clive-live
    @clive-live14 күн бұрын

    I like the idea of the free pdf in relation to your podcast. I have just ordered Capitalism, Cornavirius, and War. Thanks for the heads up! Clive

  • @ttrons2
    @ttrons214 күн бұрын

    We are doomed

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    It's the same as always. You have nothing to lose but your chains.

  • @betteroffredthandead

    @betteroffredthandead

    14 күн бұрын

    doomerism is what also fuels the status quo. As a recovering doomer, I recommend joining an organization fighting this system. the forces of capitalism thrive off of doomer mentality, precisely because it's inaction.

  • @Praisethesunson

    @Praisethesunson

    14 күн бұрын

    @@betteroffredthandead incredibly important point. Well said.

  • @los_rubos

    @los_rubos

    13 күн бұрын

    @@betteroffredthandeadThe biggest threat to Democracy is apathy

  • @emmanuel5332
    @emmanuel533214 күн бұрын

    Brilliant. Excellent discussion.

  • @KoDeMondo
    @KoDeMondo14 күн бұрын

    Being greedy is part of human nature. Who wouldn't be, given the opportunity? This can only happen when you have the power to print money with no limits. No one in this universe should have this type of power, as that is where the true danger lies.

  • @LuisRiveraOtero1
    @LuisRiveraOtero114 күн бұрын

    Greed and personal gain are opposite to social responsibility. How could people actually fool themselves into believing that corporations ,whose sole motive for existence is to MAKE PROFIT, would care about social responsibility. 😂 Makes as much sense as “self regulation” of industry.

  • @Madasin_Paine

    @Madasin_Paine

    14 күн бұрын

    Not only so. Its honor and its opposite moreso. Honest vs opposite Lawful vs not Caring vs indifference Its a US religion that's malignant Murd r & Sui side Inc Livestock max in half life. Feel Free ® ™ NO needs. Wants by design Just increase advertising and ROI at 6% average yearly...

  • @happyappy19931

    @happyappy19931

    13 күн бұрын

    Corporations give people jobs and income. They lift people out of poverty so that they can put money back in the communities. Do you think money to eat with falls from the sky?

  • @Madasin_Paine

    @Madasin_Paine

    13 күн бұрын

    @@happyappy19931 and in the worst possible way on Earth destroying in 400 years what only took the 20 years past and gravelly another 10. Must be loon Ie Libertarian

  • @borginburkes1819

    @borginburkes1819

    11 күн бұрын

    @@happyappy19931in order for a corporation to turn a profit, the workers have to stay in poverty. Basic economics

  • @user-xm7hx3dv6z
    @user-xm7hx3dv6z3 күн бұрын

    Ronald Reagan put tariffs and also pushed Plaza Accord on Japan for resolving US trade deficit. This reduced the value of U.S dollar Japan earned into less than a half of its former value.

  • @ngutumpuennutu2836
    @ngutumpuennutu28366 күн бұрын

    Large corporations only dominate political power in Western individualist societies. In China and Russia, countries with holistic values, the oligarchs are subordinate to political power. These countries are therefore more democratic than Western countries which are subject to oligarchies. Emmanuel Todd, a French anthropologist, defines Russia as an authoritarian democracy while Western countries are liberal oligarchies.

  • @jonc6463
    @jonc646312 күн бұрын

    Thank you both for your discussion on neoliberalism. God help us all.

  • @TimelyInspiration-qp7yi
    @TimelyInspiration-qp7yi14 күн бұрын

    On paper, the US allocates $60.84bn to address the conflict in Ukraine, specifically: • $23bn to replenish US weapons, stocks, and facilities; • $14bn for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a US Department of State-led funding programme that helps train Ukraine’s military and provides equipment and advisory initiatives; • More than $11bn will fund current US military operations in the region, enhance the capabilities of the Ukrainian military, and boost intelligence collaboration between Kyiv and Washington; and • $8bn in non-military assistance, including helping Ukraine’s government pay salaries. Only about 20% of the US tax payer’s money escapes the US defense contractors, yet all the money is packaged as Ukraine aid.

  • @Tracertme
    @Tracertme8 күн бұрын

    All utility businesses work best when nationalised they are part of critical infrastructure and should never be privatised ❤

  • @stevefrancis4949
    @stevefrancis49493 күн бұрын

    You should all watch Gary's economics on KZread. He shows the truth about the economy

  • @user-vc2oy8bw3t
    @user-vc2oy8bw3t12 күн бұрын

    00:02 Corporate social responsibility is often a facade for profit-driven actions. 02:23 Neoliberalism promotes market fundamentalism and favors big corporations over workers 07:41 Neoliberalism is not about free markets. 10:01 Shift from neoliberalism to globalization in 1990s 14:55 Massive wealth concentration among the richest 1% in Western countries 17:22 Neoliberal policies favored core capitalist countries over peripheral countries 21:24 Big corporations control the money flow 23:25 Federal Reserve's massive money creation impacts rich people's wealth 27:35 Neoliberalism evolved post 2008 crisis 29:53 Pseudo Civic Neoliberalism is a deceptive attempt by capitalists to portray capitalism as being civic. 33:49 Big corporations use pseudo-civic neoliberalism to serve their financial interests. 35:47 Big corporations oppose socialism and conflate it with far-right ideologies. 40:00 Neoliberalism has weakened the left and led to the rise of pseudo-Civic neoliberalism. 42:12 Globalization is a key aspect of neoliberalism affecting global economies 46:13 Foreign direct investment is minimal in most countries 48:18 Productive investments remain within First World countries 52:26 Return of industrial policy challenging neoliberal Dogma 54:30 Ross Perot criticized free trade and called for protectionism and industrial policy. 58:42 Neoliberal financialized capitalism allows capitals to control states. 1:00:36 Chinese socialist system invests in public goods to lower production costs 1:04:39 Capitalism is past its prime and needs significant modification. 1:06:40 Organization of the forces of socialism is crucial to address discontent in capitalism. Crafted by Merlin AI.

  • @DF-dd5nf
    @DF-dd5nf10 күн бұрын

    Extremely interesting video and information. Thank you so much that you are taking about this. But you must spread your k knowledge more to public for them to know what exactly is actually happening so we can fight against it.

  • @christinecoughlan4699
    @christinecoughlan469914 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the TRUTH .

  • @AshleyMcIntosh-zz7kr
    @AshleyMcIntosh-zz7kr14 күн бұрын

    Excellent , both of you.

  • @glynnismacpherson504
    @glynnismacpherson50414 күн бұрын

    Thankyou Ben and Radika 🌿

  • @e.l.6092
    @e.l.609213 күн бұрын

    Great show! 😃👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @APHS-B
    @APHS-B22 сағат бұрын

    Not a leftie, much less a communist, but I must say, this channel produces a sturdier, sober, more accurate analysis of geopolitical episodes than any I can think of, on either side.

  • @reparationnation
    @reparationnation14 күн бұрын

    MOVED TO CHINA!

  • @lordumas

    @lordumas

    14 күн бұрын

    Nice!

  • @kateoneal4215

    @kateoneal4215

    14 күн бұрын

    Congratulations!!! I'm too old or I'd escape the US Empire, as well.❤

  • @reparationnation

    @reparationnation

    14 күн бұрын

    @@kateoneal4215 What changed about the US empire that you did not like?

  • @reparationnation

    @reparationnation

    14 күн бұрын

    @@lordumas Why? Are you Chinese?

  • @kateoneal4215

    @kateoneal4215

    14 күн бұрын

    @@reparationnation Nothing, really. It's always been the same rabid monster it is now. Many years ago, my generation became acutely aware of the nature of the beast through the Vietnam War. We had huge demonstrations and excellent leaders, but the war ended and our best leaders were assassinated by government operatives and the peace and justice movement gradually splintered and dwindled away. Yet still there was some hope of a fundamental change. Some of us carried on working for it. But now I see no hope at all because the globalists have consolidated their power across the entire empire. The only hope left is in the strength of the nations bringing about a multipolar world, principally China and Russia. That may save at least a part of humanity from the domination of the rabidly insane globalists. But I don't know ..... ❤️

  • @Kimberly_Chappell
    @Kimberly_Chappell14 күн бұрын

    This makes me think of Gavin Newson and his folks dining at the French Laundry when everybody else in the world was under quarantine. That was about the same time he was getting huge PPP loans for his winery etc. while old people and children alike were piled up in hospitals suffocating on their own mucus. 🤷🏻 🎉 🎉

  • @dazzledch3mist864
    @dazzledch3mist86411 күн бұрын

    Great insights, thank you!

  • @the1984aritra
    @the1984aritra13 күн бұрын

    Wonderful discussion ❤

  • @pauldeanda7100
    @pauldeanda71003 күн бұрын

    I can’t, but wonder who these two refer to as “rich” and if these two are not in the same “rich” category themselves, according to the average citizen in any country. Also, this guy mentioned landlords, as if landlords did not bust their butts to become landlords, specially many of the small time landlords like myself.

  • @corbynite2004
    @corbynite200413 күн бұрын

    Radhika moved to London!? Canada’s loss is the UK’s gain.

  • @roguecow9632
    @roguecow963214 күн бұрын

    Thank you for explaining Liberalism. I probably should've done research on this word that causes so much friction and confusion, but now I see it for what it is--just another trap for the average worker fall into. For those of us who do real work and don't earn passive income there's no point in participating in Their capitalist system as it only serves Them (the few) and having served this class my whole life, I've nothing to show for it but worn out joints and a depressed bank account.

  • @danielhadad4911

    @danielhadad4911

    14 күн бұрын

    We have to organize before it's too late for our class and the planet. Handling the feeling of hopelessness is difficult, but that's the one key ingredient in their formula for our total submission. Kudos for honest comment! ❤

  • @Jay...777

    @Jay...777

    14 күн бұрын

    You got it. Western media is the Big Lie Machine, tremendously successful at promoting;- slavery as freedom, war as peace and multiple instances of divide & rule. Most western people have their heads full of media bullshit, lost in a maze of lies. A lot of people are waking up these days. Hope springs eternal.

  • @RussCR5187
    @RussCR518713 күн бұрын

    Answer: Money, money, money ... and human greed.

  • @johndoherty4976

    @johndoherty4976

    13 күн бұрын

    The root of all evil in the world money and greed

  • @hermitthefrog8951
    @hermitthefrog89515 күн бұрын

    Wounded power is a very dangerous animal.....

  • @ChristineCircelli-go2yw
    @ChristineCircelli-go2yw2 күн бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @marcionphilologos5367
    @marcionphilologos536714 күн бұрын

    No, the problem is that politicians started to believe that a nation is a FINANCIAL BALANCE OF PAYMENT, WITHIN WHICH THE SOCIAL STATE IS UNDERSTOOD AS A BURDEN ON THE ECONOMY.

  • @ryanchicago6028
    @ryanchicago602814 күн бұрын

    Thanks very much.

  • @abody499
    @abody49910 күн бұрын

    24:04 key key point in the context of free money for the city, aka QE. there are many ways to deploy said free money as tools for large scale scalping and wealth extraction in general.

  • @monacattan3014
    @monacattan30145 күн бұрын

    This is Economics at the level of philosophy. Greeks have translated the word philosophy originally from Arabic. It did not mean love of wisdom. It meant search for peace of mind. In this confusion to the layman who suffers from the aftermath of neo liberalism, at least now we understand why.

  • @anandaagnideva4268
    @anandaagnideva426810 күн бұрын

    Good work and thank you, technical detail - teh book link download only works for individual chapter downloads, the entire book download is not working FYI, can that be fixed?

  • @Msparx187
    @Msparx18714 күн бұрын

    Ben🦉 you Are one of the Very best you explain things so clearly 💯

  • @abody499
    @abody49910 күн бұрын

    41:41 I get the impression that the "darker" potential was always the goal of the neoliberal game

  • @mikekok
    @mikekok7 күн бұрын

    A 5 stars discussion on neo liberalism in the West