Why Marx Now? w/ Andrew Hartman

from American Prestige · host Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

Danny and Derek speak with Andrew Hartman about their new miniseries Marx Prestige and the relevance of Marxist thought in this day and age. They talk about Marxist theories of imperialism, state spending on war versus social welfare, financialization and the shift from wages to assets, automation and AI in relation to labor, the decline of American hegemony, and the relationship between capitalism and war. Read Andrew's book Karl Marx in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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