Author: Paul Jay

Young Autoworkers Ask Older Workers, “What Happened” – Frank Hammer on RAI (pt 3/4)
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Young Autoworkers Ask Older Workers, “What Happened” – Frank Hammer on RAI (pt 3/4)

This interview was originally published on October 8, 2013. In this episode of Reality Asserts Itself, Frank Hammer discusses the pressures on Detroit auto workers’ wages that came from the American and global south.

The Fight Against UAW Leadership and GM – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/4)
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The Fight Against UAW Leadership and GM – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/4)

This interview was originally published on October 7, 2013. In this episode, Frank Hammer tells Paul Jay about being inspired by the national liberation movements and the struggle against concessions as a response to the outsourcing of jobs.

Après Moi, le Déluge – Christopher Williams on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/5)
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Après Moi, le Déluge – Christopher Williams on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 5/5)

This interview was originally published on August 14, 2014. Mr. Williams says the global elites plan to protect themselves by adapting to the threat of continuing fossil fuel use, while everyone else will suffer the consequences of climate change disasters.

After the Fall of the Dictatorship, I Knew Political Economy was the Key – Lapavitsas (pt 2/8)

After the Fall of the Dictatorship, I Knew Political Economy was the Key – Lapavitsas (pt 2/8)

This interview was originally published on May 23, 2014. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Lapavitsas says his politics were further formed in the upsurge of the Greek Left after military rule fell, and it led him to the study of economics in London.

The Deep State and the Power of Billionaires – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/4)

The Deep State and the Power of Billionaires – David Cay Johnston on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 3/4)

This interview was originally published on September 3, 2014. Mr. Johnston, a leading investigative journalist, says everybody who gets to make a serious run for president is a Wall Street candidate; weakening the estate tax is one way billionaires defend their power and fortunes.

From Exile to Radicalization in Venezuela – Edgardo Lander on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/9)
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From Exile to Radicalization in Venezuela – Edgardo Lander on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/9)

This interview was originally released on April 10, 2014. Mr. Lander tells Paul Jay that in ’98 when he saw the whole of the establishment getting together to defeat Chavez, he voted for him even though he had a lot of reasons not to like him.

Time to Buy Out Fossil Fuel Corporations – Gar Alperovitz on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/2)
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Time to Buy Out Fossil Fuel Corporations – Gar Alperovitz on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 2/2)

This interview was originally released on April 28, 2017. The Next System Project’s Gar Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that the Federal Reserve should use quantitive easing, i.e. create money, to take Big Oil companies out of the equation and finance a massive green infrastructure program.

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