Monopoly Power and EU Competition Policy — with Angela Wigger
During the pandemic and its aftermath, the world witnessed a revival of new narratives and strategies related to industrial policy in a geopolitically competitive environment. We invite Angela Wigger ...
11 Mar 202459min
Rentierism and Big Pharma — with Nick Dearden
In this episode we do a deep dive into the realm of Big Pharma. As with Big Tech, this industry epitomises large-scale rentier income extraction by corporations. Despite the industry's assertions that...
20 Feb 202459min
Asset Managers and the Rise of Rentier Capitalism — with Brett Christophers
Embark on a journey encompassing Brett Christophers' latest three books in this Crash Course Episode. He provides a comprehensive overview of the ascent of rentier capitalism, observed in diverse form...
5 Feb 20241h 1min
Enshittification: The Rise and Fall of Big Tech — with Cory Doctorow
In this first Crash Course episode of the new series, we invite writer-activist Cory Doctorow to explore the rise of Rentier and Monopoly Capitalism in the tech sector. Is the platform economy in the ...
24 Jan 202458min
The future of the EU fiscal framework — with Ludovic Suttor-Sorel
In this special one-off we focus on European fiscal policy, following FiscalMatters' week of debate in which the future of the EU fiscal framework is discussed: “Too often important policy decisions h...
18 Okt 20211h 3min
Big Tech vs The Public — with Francesca Bria
Innovation economist and digital policy expert Francesca Bria joins us to talk about her experiences trying to counter the power of Big Tech and using technology for democratic decision making. Bria i...
28 Jun 202151min
Big Tech & the Global South — with Nandini Chami
In this fourth Crash Course episode of the series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we take a closer look at how we could resist the enormous and all-encompassing influence Big Tech and pla...
8 Jun 20211h
Platforms and the limits of Competition Policy — with Farwa Sial
In this third episode, we discussed the challenges that Big Tech confronts us with in terms of regulation. The platform economy has fundamentally changed our societies and has made more and more citiz...
24 Mai 20211h
