Historical Materialism Podcast The Political Economy of Tar Sands
Jul 6, 2022
Tyler McCreary, author of Crisis in the Tar Sands, joins Lukas Slothuus and Ashok Kumar to discuss the future of tar sands in Canada, the rentier's dilemma, indigenous politics, the impact of automation, the war in Ukraine's effects on global energy markets, the interaction between decarbonization and automation, organizing the unemployed, and the perception of Canada's liberal capitalist development.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Rantir Dilemma, Indigenous Politics, and the Impact of Automation
04:14 • 17min
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Energy Markets
21:33 • 3min
The Interaction Between Decarbonization and Automation, and the Role of Labor Unions
24:05 • 3min
Organizing the Unemployed and Challenging Capitalism in the Tar Sands Economy
27:33 • 16min
The Perception of Canada: Liberalism, Exploitation, and Indigenous Dispossession
43:17 • 8min