Rhiht: This dictatorship of prices that we've been living under dates back to the c m f a of two thousand. Rhiht: Neo liberal s used the economic crisis in the 19 seventies to attack ensianism and the new deal order, even though staglation was caused by opex coordinated economic warfare amid the fourth araof israeli war. People were told that the security they enjoyed was no longer sustainable, says Rhiht. And so neo liberals had an opening to propose another model - but it wasn't particularly popular.
Rupert Russell and Isabella Weber discuss Russell's book Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World and also the current politics of inflation.
Listen to Weber discuss her book How China Escaped Shock Therapy: thedigradio.com/podcast/how-china-escaped-shock-therapy-w-isabella-weber/
Look at Rupert's precious puppy: twitter.com/rupert_russell/status/1511428696409837573?s=20&t=OPVNgfXuokFY6ZQYRkxe4g
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