Materialism and Economics – Page 3 – Green and Red Podcast

Labor Update w/ Payday Report and Green & Red: UAW elections, labor and Palestine, Unions on campus

May 20, 2024Labor, Materialism and Economics

In our weekly discussion of labor and unions, Mike Elk of Payday Report and Bob Buzzanco of Green & Red Podcast discussed the upcoming UAW vote at a Mercedes plant…

Yanis Varoufakis: Capitalism is Dead, Welcome to Techno Feudalism

April 2, 2024anti-capitalism, Materialism and Economics

Yanis Varoufakis's new book provocatively argues that Capitalism is dead and has been replaced by a new group of wealthy people whom he calls Technofeudalists--Zuckerberg, Musk, etc. This new ruling…

We’ve Got Green and Red Hats!!

January 16, 2024Materialism and Economics

It's going to be a big year for Green and Red! And we've got schwag!! If you like what we do and want to support us, send a donation of…

Damnatio Memoriae: DiFi, Richard Blum and “San Francisco (FiDi) Liberals”

October 8, 2023Materialism and Economics, politics

We're back from a brief hiatus with our "damnatio memoriae" of the late Dianne Feinstein and her husband financier Richard Blum. Listen in: https://bit.ly/46DCQ8Y We get into their sorted history…

Apple’s diversity commitments end when asked to do the right thing w/ organizer Robby Diesu

August 19, 2023Materialism and Economics, politics

Like many corporations in Silicon Valley, Apple claims to be supportive of the LGBQT community. Even more than most as Apple's CEO Tim Cook is openly gay and the senior…

“Socialist” Leigh Phillips defends private planes

August 12, 2023Materialism and Economics, politics

In a recent article on the Breakthrough Institute’s blog, Leigh Phillips makes a case for “private jets for all.” This comes amidst increasing criticism from environmental and social justice critiques…

What’s Really Happening in Peru? W/ Political Scientist Carla Toche Casalino in Lima

December 19, 2022Foreign Policy, Materialism and Economics

As the major U.S. media continues to support the removal and imprisonment of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo along typical imperial/colonial lines, we decided to find out what has really been…

VIDEO: Noam Chomsky on the abandonment of class and material interests in the Democratic Party

September 27, 2022Chomsky, Materialism and Economics, Uncategorized

Noam Chomsky talks about the abandonment of class and material issues by the Democratic Party. Full interview up soon! Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here:…

Best of G&R: Populism and the New Deal . . . Do Those Words Mean What You Think They Mean?

September 9, 2022Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History, politics

Not unlike our (not so) esteemed leadership in Congress, Green and Red is out on a little summer recess. We will be back with new episodes soon. In the meantime here’s a “Best of Green and Red” episode from March 2020 on populism and the New Deal.

Climate Hegemony: Now is the Time of Monsters

May 9, 2022anti-capitalism, Climate, Materialism and Economics, Peoples' History, politics

cross-posted from Medium by Scott Parkin he·ge·mo·ny | 1.) preponderant influence or authority over others; 2.) the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group Recently, it…