#7: Jeff Smith from GRIID (Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy) on Disaster Capitalism, Anti-Lockdown Protests, and Doing Mutual Aid During A Pandemic.
In this episode, I talk with Jeff Smith from Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID). We talk about the ways in which the Capitalist Class (aka the wealthy elite, the billionaires, the top fraction of the 1%, etc.) is organizing to take advantage of this crisis to consolidate their wealth and power. We also talk about the anti-lockdown protests that have been occurring here in Michigan, and their ties to right-wing political ideologies. Jeff is doing an incredibly prolific amount of writing about these subjects and more at www.griid.org, and www.grpeopleshistory.org. More info on the podcast at www.mutualaidlockdown.com