Radio Free Milwaukee: Debt and the Gift Economy - 2017/04/29
David Graeber
Jonathan
Jul 19, 202629 April 2017
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Joe and Mike listen to an interview with David Graeber about his book "Debt: The First 5000 Years" and discuss concepts of debt, the gift economy, and how these ideas can guide us in the struggle for a better world.
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The transcript centers on Milwaukee campus activism at UWM, including protests against Milo Yiannopoulos and demands for sanctuary, protections for resource centers, and gender-affirming policies. It then shifts to a discussion of David Graeber’s ideas on debt, gift economies, and the myth of barter, linking economic exchange to violence, hierarchy, and social obligation.
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