Financial Crisis

24.03.2022 Noam Chomsky, Fabian Scheidler: The Crisis of Civilization and "The End of the Megamachine"

Noam Chomsky, linguist and author of more than 100 books, University of Arizona

Fabian Scheidler, co-founder of Kontext TV, author of "The End of the Megamachine. A brief History of a Failing Civilization"

Hosted by Nermeen Shaikh, co-host of Democracynow

27.02.2019 George Monbiot: Alienation, Environmental Breakdown and the Search for a New Progressive Narrative

George Monbiot, columnist with the Guardian und author of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning and Out of the Wreckage. A New Politics for an Age of Crisis

07.06.2017 David Graeber: From Occupy Wall Street to the Revolution in Rojava

David Graeber, professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His latest books include "Debt. The First 5000 Years" and "The Utopia of Rules".

27.04.2017 Srećko Horvat: Another Europe Is Possible

Srećko Horvat: co-founder of DiEM25, philosopher, activist und author from Croatia

07.03.2017 Richard Wolff: The Angry Working Class and the Quest for a New Economic Order

Richard D. Wolff, Prof. em. for Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His latest book is: "Capitalism's Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown".

15.02.2016 Yanis Varoufakis: Democracy vs. EU Collapse

Yanis Varoufakis: Former Finance Minister of Greece and Co-Founder of "Democracy in Europe Movement 2025" (DiEM25)

20.05.2015 Immanuel Wallerstein: The Global Systemic Crisis and the Struggle for a Post-Capitalist World

Immanuel Wallerstein, senior research scholar at Yale University, USA. Co-founder of the world-systems analysis. From 1994-1998 president of the International Sociological Association. Author of numerous books, including "The Modern World-System".

20.05.2015 The Decline of the Middle Classes and the End of the Capitalist World-System

Immanuel Wallerstein, senior research scholar at Yale University, USA. Co-founder of the world-systems analysis. From 1994-1998 president of the International Sociological Association. Author of numerous books, including "The Modern World-System".

20.05.2015 Keynote of Immanuel Wallerstein at the 39th Conference on the Politcal Economy of the World-System

Immanuel Wallerstein, senior research scholar at Yale University, USA. Co-founder of the world-systems analysis. From 1994-1998 president of the International Sociological Association. Author of numerous books, including "The Modern World-System".

01.04.2015 Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. Climate

Naomi Klein: Canadian journalist, activist and best-selling author ("This Changes Everything. Capitalism vs. The Climate", "No Logo" and "The Shock Doctrine")

23.09.2014 The Struggle for the Commons

Silvia Federici, professor emerita for Political Philosophy at Hofstra University, Long Island, NY; political activist and author of several books, including "Caliban and the Witch"

23.05.2014 "Fascism Inc.": Greece and the Rise of the Extreme Right in Europe

Aris Chatzistenaou, journalist and filmmaker from Athens, director of "Debtocracy", "Catastroika" and "Fascism Inc.)

Michael Albert 07.02.2014 Participatory Economy - An Alternative to the Always-Crisis

Michael Albert: US writer, activist and economist, co-founder of ZMag and t ZNet, author of "Realizing Hope. Life Beyond Capitalism" and "Parecon" ("Participatory Economics")

10.10.2013 The Logics of Expulsion: Permanent Crisis, Land Grabbing and Surveillance

Saskia Sassen, professor of sociology at Columbia University, New York, visiting professor at the London School of Economics, author of "The Global City"

10.06.2013 "Future of the Euro Zone Looks Pretty Dim” / Austerity Destroys Whole Generation in US, Europe / Problem is Jobs: “Public Has Less and Less Say"

Noam Chomsky: MIT Linguist, US critic and activist, author of dozens of books about US foreign policy, state based capitalism and mass media e.g. "Manufacturing Consent", "Profit over People", "Hegemony or Survival" and "Occupy". Chomsky is official supporter of Kontext TV.

18.01.2013 Amy Goodman: The Silenced Majority

Amy Goodman: founder, producer and host of the newscast Democracy Now, Right Livelihood Award laureate, author of "The Silenced Majority", New York City

02.11.2012 The Other America
Amy Goodman: Host of Democracy Now!, Right Livelihood Award laureate and author of "The Silenced Majority"
Medea Benjamin: Founder of Code Pink und Author of "Drone Warfare"
Michael Albert: Founder of ZCommunications and South End Press, author of "Realizing Hope. Life beyond Capitalism"
Bill McKibben: Environmental Journalist and activist, founder of 350.org, author of "The End of Nature"
Vivek Chibber: sociologist at the New York University, works at the Brecht Forum und Left Forum
Benjamin Day: activist with MassCare
John Nichols: Correspondent of "The Nation", author of "Uprising. From Wisconsin to Wall Street"
24.11.2011 "The System Has No Way of Solving The Problem.": U.S. Economist Richard Wolff about the Crisis in the U.S. and Europe

Richard Wolff: Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, USA

31.10.2011 EU Troika Drives Greece into Humanitarian Crisis

Aris Chatzistefanou, filmmaker from Athens, director of the documentary "Debtocracy" which has been viewed by more than 1.5 million people worldwide

29.06.2011 Immanuel Wallerstein: Limits to Capitalism
Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar at Yale University, USA. Co-Founder of the World-Systems Theory, President of the International Sociological Association from 1994-1998 and Author of numerous books
 
20.06.2011 Europe in Peril: Debts And Social Cuts
Leonidas Vatikiotis: Greek Journalist, Author, teaches political Economy at Varna Free University of Cyprus
Eric Toussaint: Committee for the Cancellation of Third World Debts, Brussels
John Hilary: War on Want, London
Heiner Flassbeck: Senior Economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva