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  • Posturing to the World - Britain's 'defence' budget w/ Khem Rogaly

    Posturing to the World - Britain's 'defence' budget w/ Khem Rogaly
    Oct 15 2026
    In the midst of an ever increasing drumbeat of commentary predicting a major European war, and demands that military spending be increased to meet the threat posed by Russia, Khem Rogaly joins PTO to talk about the UK defence budget. We talked about how the military spending of the United States, the UK and their Nato allies compares with the spending of their adversaries, and why Britain and France are outliers in their force projection capabilities in Europe. We also talked about why the UK ministry of defence has such a poor track record with defence procurement, and we discussed Britain's hugely expensive Trident nuclear weapons system. Finally, Khem outlined some first steps for what a reforming government could do to shift UK policy towards creating a military that was genuinely focussed on defence. Notes: Posturing to the World: The Costs of Britain’s Global Military and Expansive Strategy: https://transitionsecurity.org/posturing-to-the-world/
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    57 mins
  • The unmaking of the Chinese working class w/ Teemu Ruskola

    The unmaking of the Chinese working class w/ Teemu Ruskola
    Oct 8 2026
    Teemu Ruskola joins PTO to talk about his new book, 'The Unmaking of the Chinese Working Class: How Communism Built a Capitalist Superpower'. We talked about how China's remarkable economic rise was facilitated by the state's socialist inheritance and about the central role played by Chinese migrant workers. We went on to discuss the creation of a conventional capitalist labour market in China, as the so-called iron rice bowl of the State Owned Enterprises and the cradle-to-grave welfare system for urban workers was broken up. We went on to talk about the so-called New Enclosure Movement in the Chinese countryside that is finally expropriating the rural population of their control over land. Finally, we touched on the truly global implications of the unmaking and remaking of the Chinese working class.
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    47 mins
  • Excerpt - Richard Seymour on the AI threat, the Sudan genocide, and the UK and Palestine

    Excerpt - Richard Seymour on the AI threat, the Sudan genocide, and the UK and Palestine
    Oct 5 2026
    To listen to this episode of PTO Extra become a PTO sustainer at patreon.com/poltheoryother
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    3 mins
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