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The first of our Capital as Power (CasP) series, where we begin with why CasP is needed and how it defines capital. If there was anything that was unclear or that you think was incorrect, you can DM me @HandleOfRy.

Capital as Power by Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan

This is another anime episode. Here we take a look at the themes of two works from ONE, the hilarious One-Punch Man and incredibly wholesome Mob Psycho 100. Each features overpowered main characters, but explore substantially different themes.

Why Prequels Suck

Mob vs. Koyama, an exceptionally great example of an action sequence.

The Philosophy of One-Punch Man (video)

Subverted Trops in One-Punch man

Fairly well-known cartoon company Disney will be waging a brutal assault on Netflix in the coming years, destroying many, many planets. We discuss each corporation and make predictions on who will win and why. See show notes for links.

Pieter and Ryan discuss some of the work of David Ellerman, a cool old guy who's smart and writes about capitalism being bad.

We prove with logic that Marxism is wrong, and Marxists who listen to this will be mad, owned, and melting down.

Small correction, I talked to Prof. Nitzan about whether government appropriations could be considered capital, and decided that 'appropriations' is already the more appropriate term.

Ellerman's blog on firmhood/human rentals*

Outro music: One Count of Mutiny by Employer, Employee. Even if you don't like fry vocals, crank this shit up, I promise it's good.

*Note (11/10/18): The old Abolish Human Rentals site seems to be down, but Ellerman has a much more comprehensive blog on his personal site that I have linked to instead.

Adorable Billy Gates is adorably insulated from the reality of capitalism by the billions of dollars he has. Amazon is building Ancapistan one small business at a time. Pieter and Ryan discuss the correct classification of Pizza. There's some other stuff we talk about, okay I'm going to the bar now bye.

Seriously melting down over these episode numbering schemes. Anyway, this is about biotech in agriculture. Studies referenced in this episode:

Fernandez-Cornejo 2014 (PDF version)

Tuomisto, et al. 2011 (PDF version)

Mattick, et al. 2015 (PDF version on SciHub)

Gurr, Lu, et al. 2016

A literature review on the safety assessment of genetically modified plants

Environmental impacts of genetically modified plants: A review

A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops

Measuring the environmental effects of organic farming: A meta-analysis of structural variables in empirical research

The subject of today's show is everyone's favorite white savior, the clutch of the Dutch, the man who literally thinks he's Iron Man, Eloooooooon Muuuuuuuuusk!

Art exhibit on SpaceX campus: Who Musk is now and who he used to be

Twitter knight comes to the rescue of a billionaire whose character was unfairly assassinated

Injuries at Tesla factory

I'm sorry sir my head can't go any lower, shall I lay prone on the floor?

Article by Musk's ex-wife

A style guide for writing about the rich

We review everyone's favorite fake money for bowtie-wearing dorks. Spoilers: It's bad.

We talk to Blair Fix, a graduate student at York University in Canada, about his fascinating research examining energy and hierarchy and the relationship between hierarchy and personal income. I sound tired in the intro because I was, but the interview was recorded on a different day, so I don't sound so much like a lazy slug in the rest of the episode.

Reading mentioned or referenced:

Capital as Power by Shimshon Bichler & Jonathan Nitzan

A Power Theory of Personal Income Distribution by Blair Fix

Energy and Institution Size by Blair Fix

Growing through Sabotage: Energizing Hierarchical Power by Bichler & Nitzan

Debunking Economics by Steve Keen

The Invention of Capitalism by Michael Perelman

When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten

A Critical History of Economic Thought by E.K. Hunt

Debt by David Graeber

Rethinking Economic Growth Theory From a Biophysical Perspective by Blair Fix

Uneven and Combined Confusion: On the Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism and the Rise of the West by Tim Di Muzio

Against the Grain by James Scott

Pathways to Power: New Perspectives on the Emergence of Social Inequality by T. Douglas Price, Gary M. Feinman

Abolish Human Rentals: The Fundamental Myth by David Ellerman

In this episode Ryan shouts over Pieter for 2 hours about how much more easily Batman (with planning) can defeat Son Goku with SSJ3. We were planning to do character comparisons of popular American heroes (and Sherlock Holmes) with popular anime heroes, but I will NEVER BACK DOWN, BATMAN WITH PLANNING CAN DEFEAT ANYONE.

13 Differences Between Western And Eastern Superheroes

What's The Difference Between Japanese and American Animation?

"I've Seen This Movie A Thousand Times" by James McMahon

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