Jacobin Radio Behind the News: Riots in France w/ Harrison Stetler
Jul 17, 2023
Harrison Stetler discusses recent riots in France; Peter Turchin explains why the US is heading for a smashup. Topics include: causes of riots in France, police violence and discrimination, political implications, applying scientific method to history, elite overproduction and revolutionary impulses, decline of American power and potential for crisis.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Riots in France: Causes, Grievances, and Political Implications
02:12 • 21min
Discussions on France, Peace, and Society's End
22:50 • 3min
Applying the Scientific Method to the Study of History
25:58 • 2min
Elite Overproduction and Its Consequences
27:43 • 20min
The Decline of American Power and the Potential for Crisis
47:42 • 5min