[UNLOCKED] Palestine Ep. 17: Capital Accumulation at Any Cost w/ Jason Hickel

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The episode discusses the implications of Palestinian liberation on global capitalism and imperialism with guest Jason Hickel.

This is an unlocked version of the episode "Palestine Ep. 17: Capital Accumulation at Any Cost w/ Jason Hickel." You can help to support our work and access Patreon-only episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast In this episode we're joined again by Jason Hickel for a conversation on Palestine and the role that Palestinian liberation plays in the global fight against imperialism and capitalism. The conversation opens with a discussion on why Palestinian liberation is a threat to capitalism globally—we unpack the role that Palestine plays geopolitically in West Asia and the role that West Asia plays in global capital accumulation. We go on to talk about Israel's role as the US's proxy force and attack dog, not just in West Asia, but throughout the globe as well, from Argentina to Guatemala. We then talk about Trump's so-called "Board of Peace," and its vision for Gaza before discussing what's taking place in the West Bank and the official death of the Two State Solution. We then broaden the conversation out and situate what's happening in Palestine into the context of the United States' quest for geopolitical hegemony, what this means in…

People in this episode

Guest: Jason Hickel

Topics covered

• Palestinian liberation
• capitalism
• imperialism
• geopolitical hegemony
• Second Cold War
• West Asia

Keywords

• Palestine
• capital accumulation
• geopolitics
• imperialism
• Trump
• Two State Solution
• West Bank
• China
• US foreign policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona

Places: Palestine, West Asia, United States, China, Argentina, Guatemala

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