#406: Debt-Based Colonialism and Structural Adjustment with Alex Gladstein

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how the IMF and World Bank harness debt to funnel resources from poor nations to rich ones.</p> <p>Alex's article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries</p> <p>Alex's Essays: https://alexgladstein.com/</p> <p>Alex Gladstein at HRF: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/</p> <p>5:26 - In town for SXSW talking about CFA franc<br /> 10:06 - Colonial exploitation<br /> 17:21 - Transfer of control of energy<br /> 19:51 - Outsourcing the cost<br /> 28:24 - The unrecorded losses<br /> 36:38 - Structural Adjustment<br /> 42:36 - What it could look like without the current system<br /> 49:32 - Double standard<br /> 52:51 - Bitcoin fixes this<br /> 1:01:13 - No political solution<br /> 1:04:16 - Odious debt<br /> 1:10:10 - Biological effect of wage deflation<br /> 1:12:30 - Bitcoin fixes this - again<br /> 1:20:00 - Wrapping up</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">⁠⁠Unchained Capital⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://river.com/tftc">⁠⁠River⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">⁠⁠CrowdHealth⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bitcointalent.co/">⁠⁠Bitcoin Talent Co⁠⁠</a></p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available:</p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">⁠⁠Shop Now⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">⁠⁠YT Channel⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">⁠⁠Website⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">⁠⁠Podcast</a></p>