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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2017 · 55 MIN

Paul Mason: Can Robots Kill Capitalism?

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Since the smashing of labour’s collective bargaining power under neoliberalism, how is the transition to a postcapitalist society to be enacted? Are we currently witnessing the zombie state of neoliberalism in its death throes? What is the role of technology and automation, as well as human agency, in shaping the future? These issues and more animate Paul Mason’s talk. SPEAKER: Paul Mason, journalist and broadcaster A Sydney Ideas talk presented by the Department of Political Economy in the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), and the Greens Political Education Trust Presented by Sydney Ideas on 6 Feb 2017 http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2017/paul_mason.shtml

Since the smashing of labour’s collective bargaining power under neoliberalism, how is the transition to a postcapitalist society to be enacted? Are we currently witnessing the zombie state of neoliberalism in its death throes? What is the role of technology and automation, as well as human agency, in shaping the future? These issues and more animate Paul Mason’s talk. SPEAKER: Paul Mason, journalist and broadcaster A Sydney Ideas talk presented by the Department of Political Economy in the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), and the Greens Political Education Trust Presented by Sydney Ideas on 6 Feb 2017 http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2017/paul_mason.shtml

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