Ryan and Todd conduct a thorough exploration of Freud's 1920 text Beyond the Pleasure Principle, beginning with the claim that this represents Freud at his most radical and original point. They look at the notion of death drive that Freud develops and trace how he comes to abandon the idea of the primacy of the pleasure principle.

Beyond the Pleasure Principle

As the world enters a new phase of major power conflict, it is crucial  to understand the character of the Russian government and the role it  plays on the world stage. Is Russia an imperialist power, equivalent to  countries like the United States, France or the UK? How has the  imperialist world system been set up – and is Russia in the club, or  out?

Brian is joined by Ben Norton. He is a journalist and editor of  Multipolarista. You can find his work at BenNorton.com.

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Ukraine War: Russia, the United States, and the Nature of Imperialism

Today's bonus episode is a recording of Brian Becker's keynote speech at the Los Angeles Socialism Conference on May 7th, 2022.

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"We Are At A Crossroads." — Brian Becker Keynote Speech At L.A. Socialism Conference

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Daniele Bolelli on Empire [PREVIEW]

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250 // Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story “The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore” and the guest is Alebrelle. 

They discuss the moral complexities of intention, action, and outcome, the definition of free will, and the movie RIPD.

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Alebrelle: https://twitter.com/Alebrelle

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507. Like Razorblade Pie: The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore (Feat. Alebrelle)

Guests:

Ben Aris is the founder and editor of bne IntelliNews, a specialist business, economics and finance outlet covering Russia and Eastern Europe. You can follow him on Twitter @bneeditor.

Ilya Matveev is a political economist formerly based in St. Petersburg and editorial collective member of Posle, a new Russian anti-war website and the co-founder of the New Political Science School. You can follow him on Twitter @IlyaMatveev_

The Economic War

An analysis of undemocratic dark power and how liberal capitalism and authoritarianism are not opposites; they are inextricably linked together.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IZ1P_b13l28

This is PART 11 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

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Authoritarianism is at heart of US capitalist 'liberal democracy' (with historian Aaron Good)

With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) recently happening, we dig into the political economy of green policy, green investing, green finance, green technology, green capitalism. What is driving the transition necessary to sustain the billions of lives – and trillions in profits – on Earth? Who are the vanguards of sustainability lighting our way into the future? 

Stuff we reference:
••• The Wall Street Consensus at COP27 | Daniela Gabor https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-wall-street-consensus-at-cop27/
••• Money and the Climate Crisis https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/money-and-the-climate-crisis/ 
••• The ESG Mirage https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-what-is-esg-investing-msci-ratings-focus-on-corporate-bottom-line/ 
••• Neoliberalizing Space | Jamie Peck, Adam Tickell http://overgaardtonnesen.dk/TEKSTERNE/03-Peck-Tickell-Neoliberalizing-Space.pdf 
••• Fossilised Capital: Price and Profit in the Energy Transition | Brett Christophers https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13563467.2021.1926957 

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216. How Green Finance is Making an Investable Future

Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar system.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ew21FOlftkU

TRANSCRIPT: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/money-dollar-system-radhika-desai-michael-hudson

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Understanding money and the dollar system's contradictions with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson

Economist Michael Hudson joins Ben Norton to discuss the collapse of four US banks in two months, giant JP Morgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank, and how regulators - and the government itself - are in bed with the bankers.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ImjdVxd09fo

Transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/05/first-republic-bank-crisis-michael-hudson

4 US banks crash in 2 months: Banking crisis explained by economist Michael Hudson

News and views about the world for those who want to change it, with Brian Becker

"We Are At A Crossroads." — Brian Becker Keynote Speech At L.A. Socialism Conference

The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

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