Propaganda – The Moral Economy

This week the Moral Economy’s Propaganda Podcast has a roundtable discussion all about violence and the G20 2017 protests in Hamburg. We ask all of the important questions: What was the mainstream media’s presentation of the G20 protests? Is violence a justified means for political protest? And what was the reaction to the protests? audio […] The post G20 and the Face of Protest, Part II – Special Propaganda s03e07 appeared first on The Moral Economy.

This week the Moral Economy’s Propaganda Podcast has a roundtable discussion all about violence and the G20 2017 protests in Hamburg. We ask all of the important questions: What was the mainstream media’s presentation of the G20 protests? Is violence a justified means for political protest? And what was the reaction to the protests? audio […] The post G20 and the Face of Protest, Part I – Special Propaganda s03e07 appeared first on The Moral Economy.

“The Great Satan”. This was the term the Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini used in his speech on 5 November 1979 to describe the United States of America. The term was a response to continued US American policy, since the mid Twentieth Century, to interfere in Iranian politics and undermine its sovereignty. Also, it turns out […] The post The Great Satan – Propaganda s03e06 CIA appeared first on The Moral Economy.

Propaganda is a podcast brought to you by the Moral Economy. Each week (InShaAllah) we seek to present you a philosophical twist on the latest news out of politics, economics, and culture. Have a problem that we said “InShaAllah”? Then you are really going to love this weeks CIA, “The Great Satan“! But first, here […] The post Saudi Arabia – Propaganda s03e06 GPS appeared first on The Moral Economy.

In this Exclusive Propaganda, Chell talks with Cora Roelofs about food activism. They met up at the Overcoming Capitalist Modernity III conference in Hamburg, Germany, where Cora was invited to present a paper about collective ecological agriculture in Rojava, now the Democratic Federation of North Syria. In this interview, she discusses the political and social potential […] The post Cora Roelofs at the #ChalleningCapitalistModernityIII Conference – Exclusive Propaganda appeared first on The Moral Economy.

SpiritChild, revolutionary hip-hop artist from around the world, gave a workshop and a performance at this year’s Challenging Capitalist Modernity III conference in Hamburg, Germany. Eddy caught up with him afterwards to get his thoughts. Join in on this Exclusive Propaganda to hear about the role of culture and hip hop in changing the world. […] The post SpiritChild at the #ChallengingCapitalistModernityIII Conference – Exclusive Propaganda appeared first on The Moral Economy.

This Easter weekend the Moral Economy caught up with David Graeber on some stairs at the Challenging Capitalist Modernity III conference in Hamburg, Germany! Unprepared and unexpected, Nawaz mastered the situation with pressing questions drawn from his deep repertoire of news, politics, and philosophy, and Graeber answered in turn with his critical insight into bureaucracy, […] The post David Graeber at the #ChalleningCapitalistModernityIII conference – Exclusive Propaganda #DemocraticModernityHH appeared first on The Moral Economy.

Download Audio // Part 1 / Part 2 Current Issue Analysis (CIA) Refuting Dave Rubin and Debunking the so-called “Regressive Left” #rubinreport #regressiveleft #defendingtheleft Today I want to talk about the so-called “regressive left”. I want to look at where this term comes from and the why and the how of its use. Then I […] The post CIA: “Refuting Dave Rubin and Debunking the so-called ‘Regressive Left'” Propaganda s03e05 Part 2 appeared first on The Moral Economy.

Download Audio // Part 1 // Part 2 Global Political Situation (GPS) Thursday, 6 April 2017 Chemical Attack in Syria #Syria #ChemicalWarfare The NY Times reports that “One of the worst chemical bombings in Syria turned a northern rebel-held area into a toxic kill zone on Tuesday, inciting international outrage over the ever-increasing government impunity […] The post GPS: “Capital Warfare from Syria to Pepsi” – Propaganda s03e05 Part 1 appeared first on The Moral Economy.

“The clash of civilizations”. This was the prognosis for the post-Cold War era, and some would argue that this prognosis came true. Since the end of the Cold War, we have certainly seen more and more people from different cultures and religions fighting each other. Others, however, might consider this a self-fulfilling prophecy. PROPAGANDA takes a […] The post CIA: “What is Civilization?” – Propaganda s03e04 Part 2 appeared first on The Moral Economy.