A Secret Third Type of Surplus Value
Exploitation? Yeah, it's bad. But, superexploitation? It's super bad. In this episode, we talk about Ruy Mauro Marini's theory of dependency and superexploitation. As it turns out, the exploitation of...
20 Mai 202353min
Socialism, Democracy, and Christianity
This week we're talking about Leonardo Boff's brother, Clodovis Boff, and a letter he wrote parsing out the connections between socialism and democracy and the nod he makes toward Christianity and soc...
13 Mai 20231h
St. Francis and Left and Postmodern Philosophy
Christians get a lot out of engaging the left, but like we're always saying on this show, it's harder to see what people on the left get out of engaging Christianity as a tradition. But one guy keeps ...
7 Mai 20231h 9min
Religious Fundamentalism in Latin America
This week we're back to talk through another of Tricontinental's dossiers. This time we're talking about fundamentalism and evangelicalism and how those theologies are connected to imperialism in Lati...
29 Apr 202359min
The Principality of the IMF
Buckle up because we've got a big chat about everyone's favorite finance villain, the International Monetary Fund! Liberation theologians are always talking about the IMF, but a lot of us in the Globa...
23 Apr 202350min
Degrowth and Catholic Social Teaching
Degrowth is becoming an important framework for thinking through capitalist production and consumption for the left, but what if Catholic social movements were already ahead of the curve on this one? ...
15 Apr 202353min
Hope, Utopia, and Resurrection
On this podcast, we talk a lot about the crucifixion but not much about resurrection. Since it's easter, we're changing that! This week we're discussing João Batista Libânio's essay Hope, Utopia, and ...
8 Apr 202358min
The Right to be Lazy
In the immortal words of Blink 182, "Work Sucks, I know." This week we're talking about Paul Lafargue's book The Right To Be Lazy and working through the mythology and moralism of labor!The Productivi...
2 Apr 20231h
