055. Economic theories: Marxian Economics

This is not just another episode - it is an invitation to slow down, settle in, and truly absorb one of the most important, yet often underappreciated, revolutions in the history of finance: the rise of passive investing and the index fund.Today’s story is not about overnight for ...  Afficher plus

This is the story of how a small Nordic nation, blessed with vast North Sea oil reserves, transformed temporary resource wealth into the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, managing over one and a half trillion dollars as of February 2026. Unlike many oil-rich countries that f ...  Afficher plus

<div class="gs"> <div class=""> <div id=":yf" class="ii gt"> <div id=":ye" class="a3s aiL"> <div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">In this episode, Alyson and Breht introduce the core concepts of Marxist political economy by an analysis of the history of po ...  Afficher plus

On Capital (1867), Ch. 1, "The Commodity."

What makes something we buy or sell valuable? Marx says it's ultimately the labor that goes into it, though there are some wrinkles in formulating this accurately, and the commodities and surrounding marketplace activi ...

Looking at market segmentation from a Marxist perspective 

[Originally released Feb 2021]