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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Francesca Albanese's last two books read as a sequence: When the World Sleeps, then La luce del risveglio, The Light of Awakening. She joins Clara Mattei on FREE to talk about both, the Palestinian lives at their heart, and the companies her UN report named. youtu.be/YGRBcGjvpxc

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Juliano Fiori spent 15 years inside a major aid organization. Surplus labor kept wages down and could be called up when needed. Populations excluded from accumulation serve no function at all. The funding logic for aid goes with them. Full episode w/ @alameda.institute: youtu.be/1gheCv8HnI0

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

May 1945. Europe celebrating the defeat of fascism. Algerians, promised independence for their part in it, marching peacefully in Sétif with their flag raised for the first time. 45,000 killed in the two months that followed. Hamza Hamouchene: youtu.be/Udn21BLLdkY

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Layoffs get announced as AI efficiency gains. Edward Ongweso Jr. follows the money to a simpler explanation: a cleaner balance sheet borrows more, and the borrowing funds the data centers. Full episode with Clara Mattei on Pax Silica and the AI buildout: youtu.be/XdEUQ5zFh2Y

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Adam Hanieh's argument: human rights framing depoliticizes the Palestinian struggle and cannot explain why Western states back Israel unconditionally. The answer runs through fossil capitalism and control of the Gulf. Clara Mattei and Hamza Hamouchene: youtu.be/Udn21BLLdkY

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

China dominates global production. The US retains something else: the multinationals, the finance, the legal architecture, and the dollar at the center of all of it. Costas Lapavitsas on how that arrangement gives Washington leverage over Beijing even now. youtu.be/4z4vDrxIMVY

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Algerian and Moroccan dockworkers refused to load the weapons bound for Vietnam. A Vietnamese minister wrote to Abd el-Krim in exile in Cairo and asked. They did it. Hamza Hamouchene, @tninstitute.bsky.social with the on the solidarities that broke French colonialism: youtu.be/Udn21BLLdkY

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"How can we get people reliant, dependent on, or committed to this American tech stack?" @edwardongwesojr.com on the AI build-out as geopolitics, at our forum in Tulsa. Full panel:

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

AI data centers drink enormous amounts of water and electricity and create very few permanent jobs. Full panel out now: Clara Mattei with @edwardongwesojr.com, Brad Carson, Rep. Amanda Clinton, Cheyenna Morgan, Kyle Schmidt.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"We're trying to build and they're trying to destroy. It turns out destruction is a lot easier." David Adler on why the left keeps losing ground, and what the apps we live in have to do with it. Full conversation: youtu.be/AIpfEkdpaJg

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Across the Global South, government payments to the poor now work as collateral that pulls them into the banking system, where the debt only grows. Economist Lena Lavinas on how "financial inclusion" became a global debt trap. Full episode:

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Why 3 Billion People Are Trapped in Debt | Lena Lavinas

Global public debt has quadrupled in fifteen years to over 32 trillion dollars, and the Global South now pays more to service debt than it receives in new fi...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

David Adler joined the Gaza flotilla to break the blockade, was abducted at sea, and held in a desert prison. He tells Clara Mattei what it reveals: recolonization, Palantir's reach into Europe, and a new international disorder.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Clara Mattei: we built the market, and now it controls us. On Marx's commodity fetishism and why capitalism can never deliver our human, ecological, and creative goals. Full conversation with Radhika Desai: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYC0...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our first FREE event outside Tulsa — and we’re going to the UK 🇬🇧 Wed 13 May · Bishop’s Stortford (40 min from London Liverpool St) Clara Mattei + Dr Carolina Alves (UCL), moderated by Dr Camila Vergara (Essex/Cambridge) on war abroad, austerity at home, and a future beyond elite rule. Free entry

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Clara Mattei on why "individual greed" is the wrong frame for capitalism. The system traps the capitalists too — even the moral ones have to increase exploitation to stay afloat. That's the architecture, not the people. Full episode with Suzi Weissman: youtu.be/HKlAjKlYHcc

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"We have been formatted to be passive consumers." The candidates are preselected. The choices are narrow. After you vote, your influence on policy is near zero. Matt Harder calls it "managerial democracy." Full conversation with Clara Mattei on participatory budgeting: youtu.be/nQ2ukaLONdk

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New FREE event just dropped for early access supporters: @camilavergara.bsky.social and @eleanorfinley.bsky.social on social ecology, cooperatives, Rojava, and building democracy from below — recorded live in Tulsa. Full YouTube release Wednesday. Early access now: www.patreon.com/posts/reimag...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Clara Mattei at Oxford, presenting her new book Escape from Capitalism. Why austerity isn't irrational — it's how capitalism keeps you market-dependent by design. And why even "progressive" economic reforms hit hard political limits under this system. Full talk: youtu.be/o2_omAjLpfA

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The dollar gets stronger as the bombs fall. Clara Mattei talks with economist Costas Lapavitsas about what the Iran war reveals about US imperial power — the dollar system, oil at $100+, and why military spending won't fix what's structurally broken. Watch FULL episode: youtu.be/mP7fsiO0bGw

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Capitalism and imperialism go hand in hand — but now the ruling class is no longer trying to hide it." Clara Mattei on what Trump's actions reveal about the deeper continuities in US imperialism. From our conversation with @graceblakeley.substack.com — full episode: youtu.be/LlyypkMf2aQ

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

$30 million per hour. That's how much the Global North extracted from the Global South in 2024, according to Oxfam. Mainstream economics has no explanation for this. It was designed not to. New episode with @ingridhk.bsky.social is live. youtu.be/SZUSrglFDz0

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A $200 speeding ticket is devastating if you're broke. If you can't pay, the fine goes up. For a rich person, that same ticket is the cost of a nice meal. This is what regressive taxation looks like at street level — and it's not an accident. Full convo with Clara Mattei & Bob Lord—link below.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Elon Musk is on the verge of becoming the world's first trillionaire. Tax attorney Bob Lord puts it plainly: beyond a certain threshold, wealth can no longer buy goods or services — not for you, your children, or any descendant you'll ever have. There's only one thing left to do with it. Buy power.

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Clara Mattei on Majority Report: austerity is not a mistake. It is how capitalism keeps people dependent, wages low, and profit high. Thank you @majorityreport.bsky.social for the thoughtful spotlight and for helping spread the word. Watch the full conversation: www.youtube.com/live/FUybKKE...

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Trump's Plan To Bomb Iranians Into 'Freedom'; Escape From Capitalism w/ Clara Mattei | MR Live

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

@claraemattei sat down with human rights lawyer Suad Abdel Aziz (Decolonizing Sudan) to learn about the war in Sudan, who benefits, and what people can do now. ▶ Watch the full conversation: Sudan War Profits: UAE Gold, US Weapons youtu.be/_1i3LTY7muw

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Francesca Baldassarri @francescabaldassarri.it · 05/03/2026

another day, another podcast with Clara Mattei of @freefreeforum.bsky.social telling off capitalism and I'm here for it www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcLQ...

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Capitalism is a trap - and you can't get out | Clara Mattei interview

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Bob Gorman @bobgorman8791.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Rewatched this great discussion with economist, Clara Mattei and the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation @freefreeforum.bsky.social local approach. Makers, Takers & America’s Wealth Distribution Problem | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart via @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social youtu.be/-d6ac0I3hE0?...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Sudan’s war is being framed as “tribal conflict,” while a profit system extracts gold and moves US weapons through regional pipelines. We sat down with human rights lawyer Suad Abdel Aziz of decolonizesudan.org ▶ Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/_1i3LTY7muw

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @sapetalks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🚨TONIGHT🚨 Social reproduction and precarious and unpaid labour with @anamarymaquelin.bsky.social & Luiza Nassif Pires, chaired by Srishti Yadav. 🗓️ 4 March ⏰ 6pm (UK) / 1pm (NY) / 12pm (OK) Join here ▶️ us02web.zoom.us/j/8851135702... See below for detail. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @sapetalks.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

‼️TOMORROW‼️ Our penultimate session of this academic year @anamarymaquelin.bsky.social & Luiza Nassif Pires will discuss 🔥Social Reproduction🔥 chaired by Srishti Yadav. 🗓️ 4 March ⏰ 6pm (UK) / 1pm (NY) / 12pm (OK) Join ▶️ us02web.zoom.us/j/8851135702...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Hundreds of billions circulate into U.S. weapons contracts, budgets for public needs are slashed, and the link between militarism, capitalism, and austerity is treated like a taboo. Watch the full video: Clara Mattei on the war economy youtu.be/oKP2WZN1lac

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Who gets the money? Cuts to what people need, money for war and surveillance. When budgets get “tight,” what gets cut first where you live? Healthcare, food, schools, transit, housing? ▶ Watch the full episode: Why #Austerity Works for #Capitalism youtu.be/8RhMZtaoPEQ

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I have a new chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power, edited by Peter Niesen, Markus Patberg & Lucia Rubinelli, in which I explore the evolving concept of 'the people' as the bearer of constituent power across various historical contexts. Open access 👇 academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

FREE – Forum for( @freefreeforum.bsky.social )Real Economic Emancipation "Why Public Needs Get Cut While Money Moves Up | Clara Mattei" www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhM...

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Why Austerity Works for Capitalism | Clara Mattei

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @sapetalks.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

❤️‍🔥Next Wednesday❤️‍🔥, we will discuss 🔎 Social Reproduction and Precarious and Unpaid Labour 🔍 with @anamarymaquelin.bsky.social & Luiza Nassif Pires, chaired by Srishti Yadav. 🗓️ 4th March 2026 ⏰ 6pm (UK) / 1pm (NY) / 12pm (OK) Please see below for bullet points Anamary has kindly provided.

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SOAS Economics @soaseconomics.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

📌 Join us at @soasuni.bsky.social with @SOASxNSSR for a seminar with Namary Maqueira Linares and Luiza Nassif Pires, chaired by Srishti Yadav: 🎤 Social Reproduction and Precarious and Unpaid Labour 🌍 🗓️ 04 March, 6PM 📍 Online, Via Zoom info and registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/3j5er67c

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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

FREE – Forum for( @freefreeforum.bsky.social )Real Economic Emancipation "What Is Capitalism? Not What You Think" Clara Mattei www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPBm...

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What Is Capitalism? Not What You Think

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If the system needs constant force to keep people dependent, what does that say about the system? There is more space for alternatives than we’re told. Clara Mattei on why austerity reveals weakness, not strength. ▶ Watch the full talk: Why Austerity Works for Capitalism youtu.be/8RhMZtaoPEQ

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @sapetalks.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

We've been talking about the increasing job insecurity and precarity for the past few weeks. Next, we discuss 🔎Social Reproduction and Precarious and Unpaid Labour🔍 with @anamarymaquelin.bsky.social & Luiza Nassif Pires, chaired by Srishti Yadav. 🗓️ 4th March ⏰ 6pm (UK) / 1pm (NY) / 12pm (OK)

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

When the “good intentions” story fails, they panic because the whole system depends on the public believing it’s never about profit. ▶ Watch the full conversation - Vulture Capitalism: Empire, Bailouts, Monopoly Power #GraceBlakeley - youtu.be/joKEWXqzFoE #Imperialism #VultureCapitalism

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Jonathan Welle @wellejonathan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Loved this interview and all the new stuff from @freefreeforum.bsky.social. Super clarifying and made me want to read Clara Mattei’s new book, Escape from Capitalism

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A lot of the money behind the AI boom is coming from pension funds of working class people and when parts of the AI bubble burst, private capital gets protected, while ordinary people can be left with the losses. The AI Data Center Gold Rush: The Bailout State Behind It - youtu.be/fHwYIFa1mNE

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SAPE (Series in Advanced Political Economy) @sapetalks.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

🚨Wednesday🚨 We discuss 🔎The Rise of AI and the Changes in Work and Employment🔍 with @vivaharehills.bsky.social and Jamie Woodcock, chaired by @chandnid.bsky.social . 🗓️ 18 February ⏰ 6pm (UK) / 1pm (NY) / 12pm (OK) Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/8197743642...

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

You pay 6%, millionaires pay 1% A $25k to $50k worker pays 6.2% into Social Security. A $2M salary pays about 0.6%. That’s what “regressive” means, working people pay a higher share. ▶ Watch the full conversation - Why You Pay More and Get Less: City Budgets Explained - youtu.be/joKEWXqzFoE

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Join us for the live book launch. Escape from Capitalism Tue 10 Feb, 17:30 GMT Free and hybrid. eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-escape-from-capitalism-tickets-1980381165376?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

FREE – Forum for( @freefreeforum.bsky.social )Real Economic Emancipation "Who Profits From Climate Solutions? Green Colonialism Explained" Clara Mattei, Hamza Hamouchene www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQdv...

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Who Profits From Climate Solutions? Green Colonialism Explained

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FREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Settler colonialism replaces Indigenous ecologies with colonial ecologies, reshaping land, water, life. Green colonialism turns climate “solutions” into land grabs, debt, and the profit engine hiding inside climate policy. ▶ youtu.be/cQdve42cwbo

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