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David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Director of Research at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics. A prolific author, his most recent book is A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse (Verso, 2023). He has been teaching Karl Marx's Capital for over 50 years.

After five seasons hosted by Professor David Harvey and co-produced by Democracy@Work, all new episodes of David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles will now be hosted and co-produced with https://www.politicsinmotion.org

David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles David Harvey

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    • 5.0 • 25 Ratings

David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Director of Research at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics. A prolific author, his most recent book is A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse (Verso, 2023). He has been teaching Karl Marx's Capital for over 50 years.

After five seasons hosted by Professor David Harvey and co-produced by Democracy@Work, all new episodes of David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles will now be hosted and co-produced with https://www.politicsinmotion.org

    World War 3: The Resonance of Unwritten History

    World War 3: The Resonance of Unwritten History

    [S6 E02] World War 3: The Resonance of Unwritten History
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    David Harvey reflects on the eerie similarities between current global political and economic tensions and those of the 1930s, suggesting a potential repetition of history that could lead to World War III. Drawing on Marx's notion that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce, Harvey questions whether the current rise in authoritarian governance, austerity politics, and social discontent mirrors the prelude to past global conflicts. By examining the consequences of austerity, the spread of authoritarian and fascistic governance, and the growing discontent among populations worldwide, Harvey warns of the dangerous path towards a global conflict potentially involving nuclear weapons. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing the root causes of these issues to prevent a repeat of history's darkest moments, suggesting that without significant change, the world may be on the brink of an apocalyptic future.
    David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.
    If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at:
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    David Harvey's lastest book "A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse" (Verso 2023): 
    https://www.versobooks.com/products/2930-a-companion-to-marx-s-grundrisse
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    #war  #fascism  #history

    • 29 min
    Politics In Motion Live #1: From the Labor Theory of Value to Homelessness. Q&A with David Harvey and Miguel Robles-Durán.

    Politics In Motion Live #1: From the Labor Theory of Value to Homelessness. Q&A with David Harvey and Miguel Robles-Durán.

    Politics In Motion Live #1: From the Labor Theory of Value to Homelessness. Q&A with David Harvey and Miguel Robles-Durán.
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    Join David Harvey and Miguel Robles-Duran for a compelling Patreon discussion on the intersections of politics, economics, and society. The conversation begins with the origins and aspirations of "Politics in Motion," setting expectations for the year ahead. A debate emerges on the capitalist characteristics of slavery, challenging traditional Marxist views with recent scholarly insights. The discussion then pivots to comparing the capitalist imperialist tendencies of Russia and China with the USA. Attention shifts to Miguel's work with the Urban Front and The Shape of Cities to Come Institute, followed by a practical dialogue on tracking the metamorphosis of capital. The conversation takes a serious turn with concerns about the link between neoliberalism and authoritarianism, especially against the backdrop of rising global fascism. The pressing issue of homelessness and policy failures in NYC is examined, seeking effective solutions amidst escalating extremism. The session concludes with an in-depth analysis of Marx's theory of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall, exploring its contemporary relevance in capitalist crises. This engaging and insightful discussion is a must for anyone keen on understanding the complexities of our modern socio-economic environment.
    Politics In Motion Live is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Beyond Borders: Class, Nation & Nationalism

    Beyond Borders: Class, Nation & Nationalism

    [S6 E01] Beyond Borders: Class, Nation & Nationalism
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    Professor Harvey investigates a very difficult and thorny problem, not only for Marxists, but for everyone, which is how to understand the concept of nation and the role of nationalism and what nationalism might do to our thinking when it is inserted into the theoretical discussion of how capital works. Harvey interrogates this question by employing the three basic concepts with which the discipline of geography as a whole is concerned: the environment, space and space time, and place, and places them in dialogue with Aristotle, Hegel, Heidegger, and Marx.
    David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.
    If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at:
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    __________________________________________________________________________
    David Harvey's lastest book "A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse" (Verso 2023):
    https://www.versobooks.com/products/2930-a-companion-to-marx-s-grundrisse
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    #class #nation #nationalism #capitalism

    • 39 min
    The Politics of Humiliation

    The Politics of Humiliation

    [S5.5 E08] The Politics of Humiliation
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    In his book, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, economist John Maynard Keynes warned against the humiliation of Germany at the end of World War I. Keynes argued that if you deal with Germany by humiliating it and draining it of any economic possibilities, keeping it lost underground as it were, there will be instability all across Europe and there will be social uprisings and all the rest of it. So what Keynes was predicting in a way was the sort of social instability that started to become very apparent almost immediately after the Versailles conference in 1923 when Hitler launched his coup attempt in the Munich beer Hall. And it was generally laughed at and said this was kind of a very amateurish operation and that therefore didn't go very far. And Hitler got arrested and was sentenced to jail for five years, but got out after five months. But nobody took this seriously. And this seems to me to be one of the lessons which comes from reading Keynes on The Economic Consequences of the Peace and living through the 20th Century that too many have not actually recognized the significance of this dimension to the conflicts which are going on around us.
    David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.
    If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at:
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    __________________________________________________________________________
    David Harvey's lastest book "A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse" (Verso 2023):
    https://www.versobooks.com/products/2930-a-companion-to-marx-s-grundrisse
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    #war #peace #humiliation #capitalism

    • 33 min
    The Question of Debt in Our Lives

    The Question of Debt in Our Lives

    [S5.5 E07] The Question of Debt in Our Lives
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    Last week Professor Harvey pointed out that the basic means by which consumerism is developed in such a way is to be consistent with the growth of an economy based upon profit seeking was to expand indebtedness. But it turns out that the credit system and the circulation of interest-bearing capital on the development of indebtedness has another very strong role. And therefore there is a double force which is concentrating upon the credit system. And that double force is related to the fact that increasingly in the history of capital, capital has required more and more fixed capital, fixed capital within the factory in the form of machines and plant and all the rest of it, but also fixed capital of what Marx called fixed capital of an independent kind - that is fixed capital that would be used in common. Professor Harvey traces the development of fixed capital and the credit system to understand the financialization of our economy today.

    David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.

    If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at:

    https://patreon.com/PoliticsinMotion

    __________________________________________________________________________

    David Harvey's lastest book "A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse" (Verso 2023):

    https://www.versobooks.com/products/2930-a-companion-to-marx-s-grundrisse
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    #profit #capital #finance #consumerism

    • 21 min
    Where Does Profit Come From?

    Where Does Profit Come From?

    [S5.5 E06] Where Does Profit Come From?
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    Professor Harvey takes us back to the very origins of Marx’s Capital by asking the questions, where does profit come from and what are the consequences of profit making? Harvey discusses how the debates between Ricardo and Malthus informed Marx’s answers to those questions. He then turns to Rosa Luxemburg’s insights into the role of imperialism’s predations on non-capitalist societies to expand accumulation. Finally, he brings the argument up to date by discussing the role of the credit system. As the internal capacity for consumerism and the imperialist capacity for consumerism become exhausted, the burden lies upon an expansion of the credit system to realize the value of ever-growing consumerism. Increasing financialization since the 1980s has created a different kind of logic to the dynamics of capital in which more and more of the onus is placed upon the growth of the credit system to keep the accumulation of capital expanding, which exposes the capitalist system to financial crises.

    David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is co-produced by Politics in Motion. Politics In Motion is a nonprofit organization founded in May 2023 by Prof. David Harvey and Prof. Miguel Robles-Durán, along with Dr. Chris Caruso, instructional technologist, and noted writer and art curator Laura Raicovich. Our anti-capitalist media platform offers piercing insights and thought-provoking analyses on political, social, spatial, cultural, environmental and economic issues through a range of engaging mediums, including YouTube streams, podcasts, and live events.

    If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at:

    https://patreon.com/PoliticsinMotion

    __________________________________________________________________________

    David Harvey's lastest book "A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse" (Verso 2023):

    https://www.versobooks.com/products/2930-a-companion-to-marx-s-grundrisse
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    #profit #imperialism #finance

    • 25 min

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David Harvey takes complex social, political, economic and technological issues and provides clear detailed analyses rarely seen. He has a unique ability to synthesize and contextualize challenging concepts in ways even sage economists, historians and political scientists often struggle with. This man knows how to open hearts and minds as he unflinchingly tackles the most pressing questions of our time.

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