17. Monopoly Power

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Social Justice Salon.

In this episode, Marianne is joined by the titan of financial and economic activism Nicholas Shaxson. We delve into predatory finance, tax havens and his latest research into monopoly power.

Nicholas Shaxson is a journalist, author, and activist focusing on finance & economics, and their relationships to people and societies. He’s written for numerous publications including the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Economist, and the New York Times and has written a number of fantastic books: Poisoned Wells (2007), about oil, politics and conflict in West Africa; Treasure Islands (2011), about tax havens; and The Finance Curse (2018), about the domestic impacts of oversized financial sectors. He was a foundational member of the global tax justice movement and in 2021 co-founded the Balanced Economy Project (BEP), the first general international anti-monopoly NGO of the modern age. He is currently writing a new book on monopolies.

We focus on the history and impact of monopolies, how pervasive and dangerous they are to our financial and overall health, and how it is actually very possible to curb their control and revitalise our local economies.

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Music by Luke Fraser at The Tonic and Artwork was by Marianne