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Thinking Differently with Kim Vose

Renegade Inc. shares a canoe trip with Kim Vose, a guide and teacher in Maine, USA. He has a special talent inspiring the kids who are too ‘difficult’ for mainstream education.

Thinking Differently with Roger Mavity

Ross Ashcroft speaks with Roger Mavity - former chief executive of The Conran Group and author of The Rule Breakers Book of Business - about idea that success at work is much more likely to be achieved if we are happy and confident in what we do. HINT: it’s only by ignoring the conventional wisdom.

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David Graeber: What the government doesn’t want you to know about debt

David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Debt: The First 5000 years, explains in this ‘Comment is Free’ video that ‘if the government balances its books, it becomes impossible for the private sector to do the same. And, he claims, this inevitable debt often gets landed on those in society least able to pay it back’.

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Taxation

Currently we are taxed on what we produce, perhaps it would be more progressive to tax land instead of our labour?

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Trickle Down Economics

In this extract from the documentary Four Horsemen, some of the world’s leading economists discuss the myth of trickle down economics.

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Sixty Seconds Sense with Pete Johansson – For-profit prisons

How can we begin to reduce crime if corporations profit from having full jails?

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Professor Michael Hudson - The German Debt Jubilee

In this extract from the documentary Four Horsemen, Professor Michael Hudson explains how the German Debt was cancelled in 1947.

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Sixty Seconds Sense with Pete Johansson - NRA

The problem with gun ownership is where the money is being made.

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Sixty Seconds Sense- The “Migrant Crisis”

Comedian Pete Johansson is back to put some perspective on the “Migrant Crisis” in 60 seconds or less.

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Prof. Joseph Stiglitz - Banking Regulations

Prof. Stiglitz on who should really take the blame for the financial crisis.

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Steve Keen on Education

Steve Keen Interview - Part 5: The UK’s business like approach to education leaves very little room for innovation. How do we shift the focus from…

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Steve Keen on Pensions

Steve Keen Interview - Part 4: As we enter the age of volatility, what does this mean for our pensions?

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Fiat Money

How is it that we’ve ended up with a system in which banks have the power to create money? In this extract from Four Horsemen we explain what Fiat money is.

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Steve Keen on China

Steve Keen Interview - Part 3: A look into China’s private debt problem.

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Steve Keen on the Fed & Bank of England

Steve Keen Interview - Part 2: Elaborating on the problems with austerity, Steve Keen explains how private debt really works.

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Steve Keen on the UK Elections

Steve Keen Interview - Part 1: In the aftermath of the Conservatives’ surprise victory in the UK, Steve Keen tells us why he thinks this…

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The Real Looting of Baltimore

Why don’t we look at the root causes of the Baltimore riots…?

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Tarek El Diwany - Trickle Down Economics

Tarek El Diwany on the flawed concept of trickle-down economics.

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CamilaIndividualism

Camila Batmanghelidjh – Individualism

Camilla Batmanghelidjh on how we are losing our sense of community by turning the individual into a product.

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – The Declining Standard of Living

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson explains that for the first time in history the standard of living is in decline.

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ChangFreeMarkets

Dr Ha-Joon Chang – Free Markets

Dr Ha-Joon Chang explains why there really isn’t any such thing as a free market.

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RichardWilkinsonOriginViolence

Prof. Richard Wilkinson - The Origin of Violence

Professor Richard Wilkinson talks to us about social violence - It’s not just a case of the poor attacking the rich.

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Gillian Tett - The Banking Sector

What is the fall-out from a financial industry now so detached from the rest of society?

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SimonJohnsonDebtSlavery

Prof. Simon Johnson - Debt Slavery

Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson on debt slavery and abuse of power.

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Satish Kumar – The Money Paradigm

Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine, argues that the exploitation of nature and humans is inbuilt in the nature of capitalism and socialism.

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James Turk - Central Banks

We ask James Turk if Government intervention in Central Banking is a help or hinderance to the free market.

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StiglitzPharmaIndustry

Prof. Joseph Stiglitz - The Pharma Industry

Prof. Josef Stiglitz discusses drug companies and pharmaceuticals.

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StiglitzourSociety

Prof. Joseph Stiglitz - Our Society

We shape the economy but the economy shapes us.

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Prof. Michael Hudson - A Mortgage You Can Never Repay

Michael Hudson recounts his personal experience with mortgages.

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John Perkins – We All Face The Same Crisis

The former economic hit-man explains why we are all in this together.

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ChangNeoclassicaleconomics

Dr Ha-Joon Chang – Neo-classical Economics

Dr Ha-Joon Chang explains how we have developed a system of neoclassical economics and the power play which brought us here.

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Tarek El Diwany - The Origin of Banking

Tarek El Diwany explains the beginning of manufactured money.

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Prof. Richard Wilkinson - Reagan and Thatcher

Prof. Richard Wilkinson discusses Reagan and Thatcher’s policies and how they contributed to the rise in income differences.

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Prof Joseph Stiglitz - GDP is Flawed… Citizens want depth…

Prof Joseph Stiglitz explains why GDP is flawed and how to begin to change that…

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Simon Johnson - Starting a Revolution

We’ve been ripped off by the current system, so how do we start a revolution?

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Prof. Simon Johnson - Goldman Sachs

Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson discusses the leverage of Wall Street banks in Washington D.C.

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Max Keiser - Interest Rates

A former Wall Street trader discusses the risks of interest rates.

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Hugo Salinas Price - Monetising Silver

Hugo Salinas Price argues the benefits of a return to silver.

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Prof. Michael Hudson - The New Financial Balance

Michael Hudson predicts the new financial balance by analysing the current situation of countries that are ahead of us in the curve.

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John Perkins – Secret Empires

John Perkins on how the real modern empire has been created. Have we really moved on from the Romans?

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John Perkins – Corporation

John Perkins on how corporations must operate in ways that serves future generations.

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DavidMorganInflation

David Morgan – Inflation

David Morgan explain why he doesn’t believe the Western world will experience a hyperinflation.

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DavidMorganEducation

David Morgan – Education

The revolution of alternative education is here. The question is, do we want to own more stuff… or own ourselves?

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Gillian Tett - The United Kingdom

Gillian Tett discusses why Britain is in a very difficult position today.

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The Michael Hudson Series (Part 1) – The Housing Market

Prof. Michael Hudson gives a series on the global economic crisis. Views you will not get in the mainstream.

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The Michael Hudson Series (Part 2) – The Bailout

Michael Hudson reveals the real motives behind the international bailout package.

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The Michael Hudson Series (Part 3)– Income Tax

Michael Hudson address the economic issues that now face everyone.

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The Michael Hudson Series (Part 4) – Economic Rent

Professor Michael Hudson talks about the importance of economic rent.

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Larry Lohman - On Capitalism

A bonus feature from Larry Lohman.

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Four Horsemen – Q&A

Four Horsemen Director Ross Ashcroft answers questions arising from the film.

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Prof. Joseph Stiglitz - The Invisible Hand

Former World Bank chief economist Josef Stiglitz discusses the false assumptions of what leads to economic efficiency.

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Satish Kumar – The Cyclical Economy

Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine, explains why society would benefit from a cyclical economy rather than a linear economy, which is the product of…

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Satish Kumar – The Human Condition

How do we cultivate the Human Condition? Perhaps it is as simple as gardening…

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Tarek El Diwany - The Muslim World

Will chaos in the muslim world eventually lead to chaos in the West?

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Hugo Salinas Price - German Gold

Hugo Salinas Price maps out the current location of Germany’s gold.

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Noam Chomsky – Social Darwinism

It was Herbert Spencer who first coined the term “survival of the fittest” but that is not the optimum way a society should function.

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Max Keiser - The Federal Reserve

Is the Fed just an extension of European Central Banks?

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Prof. Michael Hudson - Free Transportation

Wall Street analyst Michael Hudson explains how property tax could help rebuild infrastructures.

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – Our Leaders

Former Chief of Staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army Colonel and Visiting Professor of Government and…

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Camila Batmanghelidjh – British Disease

Does the British tendency to process emotions in private affect their socio-political environment?

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James Turk - Gold

James Turk, founder of Goldmoney.com, discusses gold as a natural form of money.

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Max Keiser - Goldman Sachs

Max Keiser describes Goldman Sachs as the Exxon Valdez of banks.

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Reverend Donald Reeves – The Debt Jubilee

Reverend Donald Reeves on the wiping off of debts.

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Prof. Noam Chomsky – Bin Laden’s Best Ally

Professor Noam Chomsky on how Britain and the United States are rallying people to Bin Laden’s cause.

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ChangTrickledowneconomics

Ha-Joon Chang – Trickle Down Economics

Is “Trickle-Down” prosperity the greatest lie ever told?

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Renegade Economist Talk Show – In Conversation with Ian Mason

Barrister and School Principal Ian Mason addressed the UN: One World One Wealth - Economics, Justice and the Rights of Nature. We ask him how…

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Max Keiser - If I Owned Pennsylvania

former Wall Street trader Max Keiser discusses copyright laws, currency and the tax system.

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Herman Daly – Globalisation

How can countries implement independent policies amidst the wave of the globalisation mantra? We ask Herman Daly what does “Globalisation” really mean to him?

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson – Purpose in life

Is helping others the key to a good life? Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson reminds us that ‘you can’t take it with you’.

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Scott Carver – The World’s Best Banker

A Renegade Economist exclusive with bankings best - Scott Carver

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James Turk - Fiat Money

Confidence is the foundation of Fiat money. Is it stable?

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Tarek El Diwany - The Financial Fallout

A former trader speaks about life inside the system.

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David Morgan – A Baby Boomer’s Apology

David Morgan reflects on the BabyBoomer’s tenure.

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Prof Noam Chomsky – The Cold War

Was the Cold War a battle between capitalism and socialism?

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GillianTettRussia

Gillian Tett - Russia

Gillian Tett explains what actually happened when Communism fell in Russia. For ‘Robber Baron’ you can also read ‘rent seeker’.

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HermanDalyHomoEconomicus

Prof. Herman Daly – Homo Economicus

What really counts for our happiness and welfare? Professor Herman Daly on what’s important for economic man.

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SimonJohnsnRegulations

Prof. Simon Johnson - Regulations

Former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson discusses how the financial part of our society should be more constrained.

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HugoPriceGoldPound

Hugo Salinas Price -The Gold Pound

The very thing which built the Western Empire has been forgotten…

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Michael Hudson - The Future of the Dollar

Insight on the future outlook of the US Dollar from Michael Hudson.

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David Morgan – Free Market

David Morgan argues that although it may not be perfect, the free market is our best option.

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Prof. Noam Chomsky – The Modern Media

Professor Noam Chomsky shares an anecdote depicting the state of modern media.

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Camila Batmanghelidjh – London Social Unrest

Camilla Batmanghelidjh has worked in delivering services to vulnerable children over the last 20 years. In this interview she provides some real insight into the causes…

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Reverend Donald Reeves - Land

The Bible considers land as a gift from God for the dispossessed; Reverend Donald Reeves discusses the mining industry’s paradoxical approach to land.

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson - Robert Rubin

Colonel Wilkerson asks a fundamental leadership question.