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RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism

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Macroeconomics & financial crisesPolitics & history (other)Labor, work & inequality

What it is

An RSA Animate video that illustrates a talk by geographer David Harvey on the crises of capitalism. It covers creative destruction, wage stagnation masked by credit, and the search for a more just economic order.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a quick animated introduction to Harvey's and Marx's critique of capitalism.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “This, though, is amazing”

    Animated talk on crises of capitalism and creative destruction

    pero, 2011-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Bottom just fell out of Nikkei”

  2. “Start out with this animated version of one of his talks”

    Animated intro to David Harvey's ideas

    thisuser, 2011-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: what are some good resources to understand economics?”

  3. “see for a good introduction”

    Good introduction to Marx's observations on industrial economies

    smacktoward, 2014-01 · Recommendation · in “Value is created by doing”

  4. “David Harvey did a nice talk about this”

    Harvey talk on automation, outsourcing and wealth redistribution

    EGreg, 2015-12 · Recommendation · in “The Upward Redistribution of Income: Are Rents the Story?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: david harvey, marxism, economic crises, animated talk, political economy

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