"Why Are We in a Global Cost of Living Crisis?" The Downfall of Capitalism, the Climate Crisis, Rising Social Divisions, and How We Can Cope - Part 1
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"Why Are We in a Global Cost of Living Crisis?" The Downfall of Capitalism, the Climate Crisis, Rising Social Divisions, and How We Can Cope - Part 1
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About this listen
This is PART 1 of a 2-part episode.
In this episode, I’ll explore the economic, environmental, and political causes of the global cost-of-living crisis. I’ll also be deep-diving capitalism and the climate crisis, joining the dots to see how we’ve ended up here.
RESOURCES/RESEARCH:
- Greenpeace UK - Tackling the cost of living crisis and climate crisis together
- New Internationalist - Global cost of living crisis: causes and ways out
- National Centre for Social Research (UK) – Society Watch 2023: The Price We Pay: the social impact of the cost-of-living crisis
- Philosophize This! (YouTube) Why we can't think beyond capitalism. - Neoliberalism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)
- Oxfam GB - Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020, as wealth of five billion people falls
- Oxfam International - Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years
- Vox – ‘The billionaire’s guide to doing taxes’
- NASA – Climate Change: Evidence
CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(08:08) Immediate triggers of the cost-of-living crisis
(16:29) Capitalism: Deregulation and tax cuts
(39:21) Capitalism: Outsourcing and the erosion of workers’ rights
(45:03) Linking the climate crisis with capitalism
(59:45) Mythbusting “carbon neutrality” and “carbon offsetting”
(01:05:55) The need for systemic change
(01:12:31) Outro
You can keep up with the podcast via @ramblerthepodcast and my Instagram @msmayabassicurtis
CREDITS
This podcast is written, hosted, edited and produced by Maya Bassi Curtis.