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Trump wants to make US citizens partial ‘ owners of his commercial policy by giving them a tariff dividend. This apparent pro-plebeian policy actually instills in the people the oligarchic desire to dominate & profit. This is oligarchic power: making plebeians behave as oligarchs

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owners of his commercial policy by giving them a tariff dividend. This apparent pro-plebeian policy actually instills in the people the oligarchic desire to dominate & profit. This is oligarchic power: making plebeians behave as oligarchs

Rob Robinson breaks down why housing and wage inequality are an economic system that profits from keeping us precarious. The 1% profits while the rest of us struggle to survive, and people are finally starting to wake up. What will we do next? Full episode youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE


#ZohranMamdani & today’s election for #NYCMayor has energized a generation fighting for #AffordableHousing and #RightToHousing We talked with Rob Robinson about what it will take to make that dream real. 👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/gZcvVZbTDAE


As SNAP benefits are frozen, the U.S. continues to fund policing, ICE, and surveillance without pause. This is how the punishment economy works, starve the safety net, feed the system of control. 👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/toGO-ui1nfw


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SAPE 2 Imperialism: Economics of Re-armament and Militarism with @C_Lapavitsas and @claraemattei, chaired by @haninkhawaja is on 📍Wednesday 29 October 6-8pm UK time📍. Please find the discussion topics below. Sign up to receive Zoom link: bit.ly/47u3rZb

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WE ARE BACK on📍Wednesday 15 October 6-8pm (UK) / 1-3pm (NY) / 12-2pm (OK). Join the panel discussion on 🌍The Changing World Order: Tariffs, Trade War, and More🌏 by @SteveMaher18 and @profwolff, chaired by @claraemattei. Sign up to receive Zoom link: bit.ly/47u3rZb

SOASxNSSR's tweet image. WE ARE BACK on📍Wednesday 15 October 6-8pm (UK) / 1-3pm (NY) / 12-2pm (OK). 

Join the panel discussion on 🌍The Changing World Order: Tariffs, Trade War, and More🌏 by @SteveMaher18 and @profwolff, chaired by @claraemattei.

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This Nobel Peace Prize isn’t for peace, it’s to honor those who privatize, deregulate, and serve empire not those who fight for humanity. This “peace” award is a tool to validate capitalist hawks and whitewash imperial agendas in the name of democracy. #NobelPeacePrize #Machado


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Though our topics were somber, it was, as always, great to talk to my dear friend @claraemattei

youtu.be/0iIEgp1LPpA In Gaza, destruction is rewarded with contracts and the “peace plan” is property development. Historian @adam_tooze & economist @ClaraEMattei trace how capitalism profits through ruin: war, austerity, and reconstruction form one system of control.

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youtu.be/0iIEgp1LPpA In Gaza, destruction is rewarded with contracts and the “peace plan” is property development. Historian @adam_tooze & economist @ClaraEMattei trace how capitalism profits through ruin: war, austerity, and reconstruction form one system of control.

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#Capitalism isn’t #freedom. It’s #coercion dressed as choice. Economist @claraemattei explains why, and why it matters today. 📍Watch the full explainer: youtu.be/lPBmGP8CDus #FreeForum

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Who REALLY Creates Wealth? #Capitalism tells us the “engines” of the economy are investors. But the truth? It’s workers. @claraemattei breaks down how wealth is created by labor and stolen through unpaid time. Full episode: youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o #Exploitation #WorkersRights


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WE ARE BACK! With @FreeFreeForum newly joined us, we are re-launching the Series in collaboration with @GFTUET. Find our 2025/26 programme below. Sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/47u3rZb Register for courses: bit.ly/4mYcC9d

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With @FreeFreeForum newly joined us, we are re-launching the Series in collaboration with @GFTUET.    
Find our 2025/26 programme below.   

Sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/47u3rZb  Register for courses: bit.ly/4mYcC9d
SOASxNSSR's tweet image. WE ARE BACK!    

With @FreeFreeForum newly joined us, we are re-launching the Series in collaboration with @GFTUET.    
Find our 2025/26 programme below.   

Sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/47u3rZb  Register for courses: bit.ly/4mYcC9d

Slavery didn’t end because of politicians | Historian David McNally 👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o “The general strike of the slaves broke the back of slavery.” — W.E.B. Du Bois Freedom is never gifted from above. It’s fought for together and won from below.


Politicians Won’t Fix the System. Why would they? Once in power, the system rewards them for keeping things the same. It only comes when ordinary people organize, push, and demand it. youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o #SystemicCorruption #Democracy #FreeForum #PoliticalPower #FromBelow


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How economists invented austerity & paved the way to fascism 👊 @claraemattei @FreeFreeForum talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.


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