• "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

  • Feb 4 2025
  • Durée: 1 h et 13 min
  • Podcast

"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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  • 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.
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