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In Gaza, destruction is rewarded with contracts and the “peace plan” is property development.

Historian @adamtooze.bsky.social & economist Clara Mattei trace how capitalism profits through ruin: war, austerity, and reconstruction form one system of control.

Profiting Twice: War, Peace, and the Business of Gaza | Adam Tooze

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 6d

#Capitalism isn’t #freedom. It’s #coercion dressed as choice.

Economist @claraemattei explains why, and why it matters today.
 📍Watch the full explainer: youtu.be/lPBmGP8CDus

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What Is Capitalism? Not What You Think

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 7d

41 boats. 500+ people. The Global Sumud Flotilla sails, risking everything to deliver aid to Gaza.

As #Trump and #Netanyahu push a plan to turn #Gaza into a business project, shredding international law, the #GlobalSumud #Flotilla sails for humanity over profit, #solidarity over militarism.

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Reed Galen @reedgalen.bsky.social · 7d

Join me and @freefreeforum.bsky.social's Clara Mattei for a conversation about #capitalism, the importance of in-person organizing, and how we expand our imagination in a time of old and broken systems. youtu.be/ysvts8ZZTko?...

Imagination and Emancipation with Professor Clara Mattei

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 9d

Who REALLY Creates Wealth?
#Capitalism tells us the “engines” of the economy are investors.
But the truth? It’s workers.

Clara Mattei breaks down how wealth is created by labor and stolen through unpaid time.

👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o

#Exploitation #WorkersRights #freeforum

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @soasnssrfree.bsky.social · 27d

WE ARE BACK!

With @freefreeforum.bsky.social newly joined us, we are re-launching the Series in collaboration with @gftuet.org.uk.

Find our 2025/26 programme below.

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Register for courses: bit.ly/4mYcC9d

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Comrade Soozie Bea @sooziebea.bsky.social · 14d

#Austerity is always a lie, and works against the poor and working poor

@freefreeforum.bsky.social is a great YooToob channel for learning about #economics and #capitalistcrimes

Austerity: What They Don't Want You to Know About Our Economy

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notriv3th3ad.bsky.social @notriv3th3ad.bsky.social · 14d

Historian David McNally (author of Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History) joins economist Clara Mattei on the @freefreeforum.bsky.social program

Capitalism Didn’t Replace Slavery, It Scaled It | David McNally

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 14d

📚 You can find David McNally’s new book Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History here: www.ucpress.edu/books/slaver...

Slavery and Capitalism by David McNally - Hardcover

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 14d

What if slavery wasn’t America’s past, but capitalism’s business model scaled across the world?
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New conversation with historian David McNally + economist @claraemattei reveals how #slavery built #capitalism and why resistance is the only path to #freedom.

Capitalism Didn’t Replace Slavery, It Scaled It | David McNally

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 15d

Slavery didn’t end because of politicians | Historian David McNally

👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o

“The general strike of the slaves broke the back of slavery.” — W.E.B. Du Bois

Freedom is never gifted from above. It’s fought for together and won from below.

#Slavery #Capitalism

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Slavery didn’t end because of politicians | Historian David McNally

👉 Full episode here: youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o

“The general strike of the slaves broke the back of slavery.” — W.E.B. Du Bois

Freedom is never gifted from above. It’s fought for together and won from below.

#Slavery #Capitalism

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 17d

Politicians Won't Fix the System.
Why would they?
Once in power, the system rewards them for keeping things the same.

It only comes when ordinary people organize, push, and demand it.

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#SystemicCorruption #Democracy #FreeForum
#PoliticalPower #FromBelow

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INET - Institute for New Economic Thinking @ineteconomics.bsky.social · 19d

How economists invented austerity & paved the way to fascism
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Clara Mattei @freefreeforum.bsky.social talks about her book "The Capital Order" & the real reason we are awash in austerity measures.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 21d

Capitalism didn’t replace slavery, it scaled it.

Plantation slavery wasn’t a “pre-capitalist exception.” It was the model. And the same system of exploitation still runs today.

🎥 Capitalism & Slavery: The Truth They Don’t Teach You w/ David McNally 👉 youtu.be/RcE-4GT7C_o

#Capitalism #Exploitation

Capitalism & Slavery: The Truth They Don’t Teach You | David McNally & Clara Mattei

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 23d

STARTING TODAY!!!! Join @profwolff.bsky.social , Clara Mattei
of @freefreeforum.bsky.social & @shahramazhar.bsky.social
for a 4-Week online course on "Critically Understanding #Capitalism" @democracyatwork.bsky.social #LeftForum
#educate #agitate #organize Register here: tinyurl.com/38j66mbe

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 23d

Why #Oligarchy never disappears: power concentrates at the top, leaders gain knowledge, resources & connections, then detach from the people.
@camilavergara.bsky.social & #ClaraMattei unpack how #SystemicCorruption works: youtu.be/UT0y1CRFfBA

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 27d

Join @profwolff.bsky.social l , Prof. Clara Mattei of @freefreeforum.bsky.social & @shahramazhar.bsky.social for a 4-Week online course on "Critically Understanding #Capitalism" @democracyatwork.bsky.social #educate #agitate #organize #economics #politics Register here: tinyurl.com/38j66mbe

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · Sep 4

A short video from the @freefreeforum.bsky.social podcast with Clara Mattei.
Representative government is not democracy but oligarchy by design.
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Legal Corruption: How Power Really Works | Camila Vergara & Clara Mattei

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · Aug 29

I had the honor to launch the @freefreeforum.bsky.social in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alongside brilliant economist Clara Mattei. We had an exciting conversation about oligarchy, corruption & people's power.
Watch the video here
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Democracy from Below: How to Defeat Oligarchy | Camila Vergara & Clara Mattei

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · Aug 22

Check out this recent @freefreeforum.bsky.social with Clara Mattei and @profwolff.bsky.social "The Truth About #Inflation, #Wages & #AI" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b65c...

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · Aug 22

Economist Clara Mattei of @freefreeforum.bsky.social @che-utulsa.bsky.social speaks with @profwolff.bsky.social on #inequality and the failures of mainstream #economics approaches! More on our @youtube @democracyatwork.bsky.social #politics #capitalism #anticapitalism #heterodoxeconomics

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · Aug 21

Check out today's new @freefreeforum.bsky.social with Clara Mattei, "Why #War Never Ends (Even When We Demand #Peace" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKP2...

Why War Never Ends (Even When We Demand Peace)

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · Aug 13

Good Morning friends, Join me with
Clara Mattei discussing "Why Capitalism Needs You to Lose" via @freefreeforum.bsky.social

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Why Capitalism Needs You to Lose | Richard Wolff & Clara Mattei

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out Clara Mattei and @profwolff.bsky.social on The Impossibility of #Equality under #Capitalism on @freefreeforum.bsky.social ! Please follow them and their work. Listen to the rest of the conversation here: tinyurl.com/ytvcwnzr

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