Brave Slaves

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Renegade Economists podcast 164

Wendell Fitzgerald appears on the show to discuss the similarities between past and present forms of slavery. We traverse through the Global Financial Crisis, the mining tax debate and coffee table banter as this hour long special gets into the depths of how some people can make millions whilst the millions are left fighting for the scraps.

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Wendell gave one of our most popular interviews in 2009 – Conflict of Interest.

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Zap 2010

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Renegade Economists Podcast 165

A year of highlights with audio snippets telling the year that it was. Featuring Robert McAlpine, Bryan Kavanagh, Emeretta Cross, Sharon Beder, Paraic Lally, Alanna Hartzok, Michael Hudson, Dave Giesen, Polly Cleveland, Keith Olbermann, Wendell Fitzgerald, Steven Spadijer, Ross Gittins, and Russell Edington.

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Cyber Rents

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Renegade Economists Show 162

As broadcast on 3CR – Dec 1st, 2010
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Cyber Rents: IT expert Jim Stogdill discusses how rent rakers curtail innovation and undermine the future of the internet.

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Read his stirling article Points of Control = Rents. Jim finishes off the article with this apt quote:

On a related note, last night my Dad said to me: “I can’t stand Microsoft and avoid it as much as I can. I’ve switched to Ubuntu because I got tired of paying Bill Gates a tax so he could run a charity.” I thought that was funny.

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