#303 Steve Keen: Marxism, Capitalism, and Economics

Published: July 17, 2022, 1:57 p.m.

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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:26) - Defining economics
\n(14:26) - Schools of economics
\n(38:45) - Karl Marx
\n(57:00) - Labor theory of value
\n(1:16:45) - Socialism
\n(1:31:48) - Soviet Union
\n(1:45:08) - China
\n(2:05:00) - Climate change
\n(2:27:03) - Economics vs Politics
\n(2:35:06) - Minsky's model
\n(2:49:50) - Financial crisis
\n(2:55:07) - Inflation
\n(3:08:21) - Marxism
\n(3:15:42) - Space and AI
\n(3:21:47) - Advice for young people
\n(3:25:38) - Depression
\n(3:30:10) - Love
\n(3:34:11) - Mortality