AGM Podcast
Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 91
Empire of Debt
This episode examines the contours of how debt relates to imperialism in the modern world, noting its recent history from the oil price shocks to the 1980s debt crisis, the implementation of neoliberal reforms, central bank “independence” and the power of financial markets. Debt functions as a means of dependency and discipline, shackling the debtor to the lender, and facilitating the global expansion of Western State-Capitalist Empire.
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 90
The Very Visible Hand of Financial Markets Today
Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 86
Syria and the Geopolitics of Empire
Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 85
World War Crazy
So, is the West going to strike Syria? What will Russia and China do? Are we headed for World War III? Is this really where humanity has come to? If this is the case, then our main cultural focus over the past few days says a great deal about our society: the world rapidly moves toward chaos, but our focus is on Miley Cyrus’ twerking performance. It’s about priorities, after all!
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 84
The Global Cartel: Central Banks & Financial Markets
What is the nature of financial markets? What are central banks and how are they controlled? These two areas are heavily overlapped, with private banks playing a leading role in the shaping of policy and institutions. Financial markets influence central banks, and central banks influence financial markets, but at the centre are the world’s major bank groups with unprecedented influence to shape a new system of global governance. Welcome to the global cartel.