Phil Neel's guest appearances

Phil Neel

The Solecast

This Machine Kills

Cory Doctorow

Abby Martin

Nick Chavez

McKenzie Wark

Nick Montgomery

Kevin Tucker

Liz Pelly

Scott Campbell

Adam Brock

Astra Taylor

Dan Arel

Taylor Lorenz

Phillip K. Dick

Robert Evans

Zoe Samudzi

OwlTail

We’re joined by Phil Neel, a communist economic geographer, to dig deep into different theories of crisis in capitalism. While theorizing crisis is a core part of the Marxist analysis of capitalism, we focus on understanding how major approaches in mainstream economics try (and fail) to explain the features, causes, and solutions for crisis. Bonus: we learn how economics is a disproven cosmology maintained by bourgeois ideology—like astrology for the ruling class. Double bonus: we end the episode with an explanation and critique of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT).Check out some of Phil’s work:••• Global China, Global Crisis: Falling Profitability, Rising Capital Exports and the Formation of New Territorial Industrial Complexes | Phillip Neel https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krt15Qx0lPizv7SPR8b0GhsmGK61k1TP/view ••• Hinterland: America’s New Landscape of Class and Conflict | Phil Neel https://www.akpress.org/hinterland.html ••• Phil Neel at Brooklyn Rail | https://brooklynrail.org/contributor/phil-a-neelSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills  Grab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)

We’re joined by Phil Neel, a communist economic geographer, to dig deep into different theories of crisis in capitalism. While theorizing crisis is a core part of the Marxist analysis of capitalism, we focus on understanding how major approaches in mainstream economics try (and fail) to explain the features, causes, and solutions for crisis. Bonus: we learn how economics is a disproven cosmology maintained by bourgeois ideology—like astrology for the ruling class. Double bonus: we end the episode with an explanation and critique of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Check out some of Phil’s work: ••• Global China, Global Crisis: Falling Profitability, Rising Capital Exports and the Formation of New Territorial Industrial Complexes | Phillip Neel <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krt15Qx0lPizv7SPR8b0GhsmGK61k1TP/view" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krt15Qx0lPizv7SPR8b0GhsmGK61k1TP/view</a> ••• Hinterland: America’s New Landscape of Class and Conflict | Phil Neel <a href="https://www.akpress.org/hinterland.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.akpress.org/hinterland.html</a> ••• Phil Neel at Brooklyn Rail | <a href="https://brooklynrail.org/contributor/phil-a-neel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brooklynrail.org/contributor/phil-a-neel</a> Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! <a href="http://patreon.com/thismachinekills" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/thismachinekills</a> Grab fresh new TMK gear: <a href="http://bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/</a> Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (<a href="http://twitter.com/jathansadowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/jathansadowski</a>) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (<a href="http://twitter.com/bigblackjacobin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/bigblackjacobin</a>). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (<a href="http://twitter.com/braunestahl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/braunestahl</a>)

139. – Infinite Crisis (ft. Phil Neel)

In this episode of the solecast I speak with Phil Neel. Phil is the author of Hinterland, a new book out on University of Chicago Press that examines what class conflict looks like as we zoom outward from the financial hubs and downtowns to the rural, suburban and exurban communities. In this conversation we talk about how logistics function on a global scale as capital has become diffuse and what this says about the way our system functions. Phil talks about places like Ferguson and Anaheim as examples, and gives context as to why things break down in these locations and what it means for the present &amp; future. We talk about climate disaster, the nuances of so called “Trump Country”, and the importance of analyzing data instead of projecting our own ideas onto situations. We end the conversation with some take-aways from the book and how it can inform our thinking (and our actions).

In this episode of the solecast I speak with Phil Neel. Phil is the author of Hinterland, a new book out on University of Chicago Press that examines what class conflict looks like as we zoom outward from the financial hubs and downtowns to the rural, suburban and exurban communities. In this conversation we talk about how logistics function on a global scale as capital has become diffuse and what this says about the way our system functions. Phil talks about places like Ferguson and Anaheim as examples, and gives context as to why things break down in these locations and what it means for the present &amp; future. We talk about climate disaster, the nuances of so called “Trump Country”, and the importance of analyzing data instead of projecting our own ideas onto situations. We end the conversation with some take-aways from the book and how it can inform our thinking (and our actions).

Solecast w/ Phil Neel on Hinterland: America's New Geography of Class and Conflict