EPISODE · Jul 5, 2022 · 1H 20M
Ukraine Crisis Proves EU is Imperialist Trap Subservient to US, w/ former Greek MP Costas Lapavitsas
from Rania Khalek Dispatches · host Rania Khalek
To understand why the European Union exists and how it is changing due to the financial crisis and the war in Ukraine, Rania Khalek was joined by Costas Lapavitsas, a professor of economics at SOAS, author of “The Left Case Against the EU” and a former Syriza MP. He also has a forthcoming book out in 2023 called “The State of Capitalism” published by Verso Books. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts.Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRKTIME CODES: 0:00 Intro2:08 What is the EU?6:24 What happens if Ukraine joins the EU?10:32 Evolution of European left’s view of the EU18:48 EU as an anti-democratic arrangement 26:41 EU creates European periphery and core30:55 Common currency: the Euro33:42 How Germany came out on top39:38 Germany’s conditional hegemony 45:16 American hegemony over Europe52:05 Freedom of capital to move cheap labor 1:03:18 Far right vs the EU?1:08:25 How the left responds1:12:06 The state of capitalism today
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To understand why the European Union exists and how it is changing due to the financial crisis and the war in Ukraine, Rania Khalek was joined by Costas Lapavitsas, a professor of economics at SOAS, author of “The Left Case Against the EU” and a former Syriza MP. He also has a forthcoming book out in 2023 called “The State of Capitalism” published by Verso Books. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify...
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