RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism

Silvia Federici outlines the content of her book „Caliban and the Witch - Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation“. Departing from a critique of the Marxist blindspot on reproductive labour, Federici aims at researching the historical process by which the exploitation of women and the construction of the unproductive housewife has been established. Federici points to the transition from the feudal to the capitalist mode of production and explains how the gender specific prosecution (witch hunt) was linked to necessity of control over bodies and the sexuality in the great transformation. Federici also presents arguments why this research is highly relevant for the analysis of women's situation in current capitalism.

This film looks at the role economic growth has had in bringing about this crisis, and explores alternatives to it, offering a vision of hope for the future and a better life for all within planetary boundaries.

Was sind Spekulationsblasen? Mit Beispielen von Tulpen bis Immobilien wird die Entstehung von Spekulationsblasen und deren Platzen einführend erklärt.

Welche Rolle können Zentralbanken, staatliche Banken wie KfW und EIB und private Finanzwirtschaft spielen, um den anstehenden Umbau voranzubringen? Müssen Zentralbanken eingreifen, wenn Politik versagt?