"Degrowth is Punk!" Combining GND and Degrowth with Riccardo Mastini

We find degrowth fascinating. For us as a show it really turns the world upside on what we should see a human progress. However, you'll be hard pressed to find its message front and center of any political parties commitments unlike the Green New Deal.  So are these ideas compatible? Can parties stand on a platform of Degrowth? Or is political hope too tied to the idea of growth?This week we are joined by Riccardo Mastini (@r_mastini) to discuss how the concept of degrowth fits inside a Green New Deal, the ideological frame work of Growth, is Modern Monetary Theory a boon for degrowthers? And are humans intrinsically good people?Shout outsThe Trouble Webzine on eco-socialism https://www.the-trouble.com/@thetroublemagPositive Money@PositiveMoneyUKThe tragedy of Growth https://positivemoney.org/publications/tragedy-of-growth/Common Wealth- think tank specialising in new ownership models.@CmmonwealthRetrofit Get in project Articles Mancehster Meteor @nickjwprescotthttps://themeteor.org/2020/11/12/theatre-workers-tackle-the-climate-crisis/The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/22/manchester-theatre-staff-upgrade-homes-covid-layoffs-retrofitting-schemeIssac Rose from GM Housing Action@_isaacrose@gmhousingactionCraft-D @Craft_DA letter to Corbynhttps://ditto.fm/letter-to-corbynIf you like the show tell your comrades!Find us on Twitter:@MCRGND_PODInsta: ManchestergndpodFB:MCRGNDPODSupport the show