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Episodes
Tuesday May 19, 2026
Tuesday May 19, 2026
On world money and war.
Costas Lapavitsas, professor of economics at SOAS, London, talks to George and Alex about financialisation, arrested development, and the Strait of Hormuz.
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What is the state-led stabilisation of finance capital?
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How does today's imperialism differ from prior versions – even if they also inhibited development outside the core?
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What is the "liquidity tribute" that developing countries must pay?
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How is the war on Iran a perfect case of dollar imperialism: "the dollar and the F35"?
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Why is the talk of "colonialism" today a distraction?
London event: History's Back, Baby!
Links:
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A Topography of the New Dollar Imperialism, Costas Lapavitsas, NLR
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Trump’s Chaotic Imperialism: Economic Warfare, Geopolitical Truculence and Domestic Authoritarianism, Costas Lapavitsas, Socialist Register
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For forthcoming Monthly Review article, see here
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