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Turning Our Individual Debt into Collective Economic Power Astra Taylor with Richard Wolff
Our insight at The Debt Collective is basically that just like workers come together and form a labor union to fight the boss for higher wages and benefits, debtors can also exercise economic power because our debts are somebody else s assets. Our obligations, though they feel very oppressive, can be turned into a source of power when we come together in Astra Taylor About our guest:Astra Taylor is a writer, filmmaker, and cofounder of the Debt Collective, a union for debtors. Her new book is Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions. Social Media: Twitter: astradisastra The Debt Collective: This is a clip from Economic Update: A US Left Rises to Remake the World S11 E29 Watch the full episode here:
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