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.

Links and more info

Follow Nicholas Shaxson on LinkedIn

Buy his book The Finance Curse

Buy his book Tresure Islands

Buy his book Poisoned Wells

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

Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast which has had a rebrand! We are now called the Social Justice Salon.

In this episode, we are discussing how we can eliminate nuclear weapons. Susi Synder of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) joins hostess Marianne Moore to discuss everything about their campaign and why, 80 years after they were first tested, nuclear weapons finally need to be stopped.

Susi is an expert on nuclear weapons, with over two decades experience working at the intersect between nuclear weapons and human rights and is the programme coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. She has contributed to a number of recent books, including Forbidden (2023), and A World Free from Nuclear Weapons (2020). Susi previously served as the Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at their Geneva secretariat and was named Hero of Las Vegas in 2001 for her work with Indigenous populations against US nuclear weapons development and nuclear waste dumping.

We discuss the history and impact of nuclear weapons, the mission of ICAN, and efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons globally. Susi shares her journey and gives us amazing insights into the various types of nuclear weapons, their global distribution, and the challenges and successes in the campaign against them.

Links and more info

Find out more about ICAN on their website

Follow ICAN on Twitter/X on BlueSky on Facebook and on Instagram

For the most up to date tracking of nuclear weapons see the Federation of American Scientists

Follow the podcast on Instagram

Follow Marianne on Instagram and TikTok

Become a member of Marianne’s Patreon

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

Hello!

We're back and with a rebrand.!

Justice Studio Sessions is now the Social Justice Salon with me, Marianne Moore.

And I'm very very excited about Season 2 of this podcast.

We've got some really really cool guests and interesting topics.

We will have monopoly power with Nicholas Shaxson, public sexuality and how women navigate it, how we can eliminate nuclear weapons, and so much more.

I hope you will enjoy the new look Social Justice Salon.