THIS IS REVOLUTION>podcast Ep. 80: Capitalism vs. Freedom w/ Professor Rob Larson

  I'm still sad his book got stolen from me.  "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" is the perfect response for your libertarian friends or your anarcho capitalist homies that believe that the problem in the system is NOT THE SYSTEM ITSELF, but the government. Freer markets and less federal oversight will bring forth more innovation, and more freedom.  I like, professor Larson find that to be maddeningly farcical.    We recorded this episode before the Nov. 3rd election, and we discuss Prop. 22.  A bill created and paid for by for by rideshare companies Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates.  The bill is a response to California Assembly Bill 5 that says that gig workers for these companies are not "contractors" but actually should be viewed as employees who deserve worker protections.  Tech giants Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates are claiming that if they have to a minimum wage, paid sick leave, and workers compensation, all benefits awarded to workers in the state, then they will be forced into bankruptcy.  It says a lot about a company and the system in which we live where when you are faced with the fact that you have to make some BARE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS to your employees, the people that are the driving force behind your business, you threaten to leave.     Never underestimate the exploitative nature of capitalism.  Not "crony capitalism", but CAPITALISM.   Read about Prop 22 and AB 5 here: https://www.epi.org/publication/how-californias-ab5-protects-workers-from-misclassification/   Follow Professor Larson on Twitter: @IronicProfessor   Read Professor Larson in Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/09/the-tuttle-twins-and-the-case-of-the-really-bad-libertarian-propaganda   Read Rob Larson in Jacobin: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/04/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy-microsoft   Buy Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/capitalism-freedom   Buy Professor Larson's latest book, Bit Tyrants: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1381-bit-tyrants   Thank you again for taking the time to check this out.  If you enjoy this show, then please think about supporting independent media like this by becoming a patron.  You'll get bonus content from many of the shows, we're creating patron only content, and you get MERCH!    Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/BitterLakePresents     Please follow, like, share, and subscribe to the following platforms   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitter @TIRShowOakland   Instagram @thisisrevolutionoakland   Medium https://medium.com/@jasonmyles/vengeance-has-no-foresight-837212d85a97