Capitalism: Documentary Series
Fri, Nov 29
|Epsilon Spires Sanctuary
Counter-celebrate Black Friday by viewing and discussing CAPITALISM, an ambitious and accessible documentary series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world.
Time & Location
Nov 29, 2019, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires Sanctuary, 190 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301
About the event
Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of "neo- liberalism," capitalism is by far the world's dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated and what makes it work?
With on-the-ground footage shot in twenty-two countries, CAPITALISM questions the myth of the unfettered free market, explores the nature of debt and commodities, and retraces some of the great economic debates of the last 200 years.
An impressive series that makes economics accessible through an interdisciplinary approach that explores the work of great thinkers, while embedding economics in specific social, political, and historical contexts. Featuring conversations with some of the world's top economists, historians, anthropologists, and sociologists, including Thomas Piketty, Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis, Nicholas Phillipson, Kari Polanyi Levitt, David Graeber, and Abraham Rotstein. All events in the series are free and open…