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Over the coming weeks Macrodose will be co-publishing The Break Down - a new series created by our friends over at Common Wealth.

This series is dedicated to examining the role of capitalism in the climate and ecological crisis, and will feature long-form interviews with former Roundtable guest Adrienne Buller.

Today Adrienne is joined by Adam Hanieh, Professor of Political Economy and Global Development at the University of Exeter. His latest book, Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market (Verso) is out September 2024.

Oil is fundamental to our understanding of the climate crisis. But despite its starring role, the dominance of oil in the global energy system is a relatively recent phenomenon, with the industry only really taking off after the Second World War. So how, in just a few decades, did oil become so integral to American power and to our understanding of global capitalism?

Adrienne and Adam break down the history and geopolitics of oil and imperialism, and explore how the petrochemicals and plastics that now permeate our lives, from the foods we eat to the clothes we wear and everything in between, are making it increasingly difficult to challenge the power of the fossil fuel industry.

The Break Down will also be releasing some fantastic original essays and other resources that dig into the complex questions around how we got into this crisis, what the future might look like, and how we can build the power to change it. 

Find all that and much much more over at www.break-down.org

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On this week’s Macrodose James Meadway takes a look at Mexico’s new left wing president (2:05), and a listener question - what is national debt, do we need to pay it off, and will it ever impact you and me (14:30)?

Kate Aronoff’s article: tinyurl.com/mhre9x98

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Welcome to Election Economics, a Macrodose bonus series that we’re running in the lead up to the UK general election on July 4th. 

Over the coming weeks James Meadway will be joined by a selection of economists, politicians and commentators to unpack what the campaigns’ policies and pledges mean for people in Britain.

Today we’re delighted to be joined by Dr Julia Grace Patterson. Dr Patterson is the founder and chief executive of Every Doctor UK, a doctor-led campaigning organisation fighting to save the NHS. She is also a columnist at the Canary, and the author of Critical: Why the NHS is being Betrayed and how We can Fight for it. 

TICKETS to our LIVE event on July 26th: https://unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/versothe-dig-live-podcast-with-jeremy-corbyn-laleh-khalili 

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We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk ⁠

Welcome to Election Economics, a Macrodose bonus series that we’re running in the lead up to the UK general election on July 4th. 

Over the coming weeks James Meadway will be joined by a selection of economists, politicians and commentators to unpack what the campaigns’ policies and pledges mean for people in Britain.

Today we're joined by economist and author Grace Blakeley, whose new book Vulture Capitalism explores the mystifying logic that underpin our current economic system. 

TICKETS to our live event on July 26th: https://unionchapel.org.uk/venue/whats-on/versothe-dig-live-podcast-with-jeremy-corbyn-laleh-khalili

A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers. You can support the show at: patreon.com/Macrodose

We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or get in touch at ⁠⁠macrodose@planetbproductions.co.uk⁠⁠

On this week’s Macrodose James Meadway takes a close look at a seemingly inevitable win for Labour in the upcoming UK general election - what will this actually mean over the next 5 years (1:34)?

Get your ticket for the New Media for a New Economy Conference here: tinyurl.com/y8m7kw88

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On today’s episode James Meadway is joined by Olivier De Schutter to discuss his new book The Poverty of Growth - a concise and well evidenced argument against the idea that economic growth is the route out of poverty.

Olivier was UN Special Rapporteur on The Right to Food, a member of the UN Comity on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and is an internationally recognised expert on food systems, poverty and international law.

You can grab a copy of his book here: tinyurl.com/y4xa2ymp

A massive thank you to all of our existing Patreon subscribers, your support keeps the show running and we are very grateful. If you have the means and enjoy our work, head over to patreon.com/Macrodose and subscribe today.

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For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to ⁠⁠⁠planetbproductions.co.uk⁠