On this week’s show Aaron Peters interviews Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin authors of ‘The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire’

On this week’s show Aaron Peters and James Butler look at two areas which are, and could in the future, bring large returns for investors, even amid crisis. One is social impact bonds the other is student housing funds.

Aaron Peters and James Butler discuss corporate tax avoidance particularly by ‘consumer facing’ high street retailers such as the Arcadia Group and chain cafes such as Starbucks. Here such tax avoidance will be analysed within the context of the ‘Great Recession’ and a crisis of profitability.