On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism

Alyson and Breht critically engage with the concept of "technofeudalism" from a Marxist (and thus historical materialist) perspective, analyzing its origin and recent popularity, critiquing its depoloyment and the implication that it represents a "new mode of production", explaining related concepts like rent-seeking, discussing the role of private equity in the modern American economy, the politics of Yanis Varoufakis, and much, much more. Private Equity Explainer HERE Learn more and support Red Menace:

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On Technofeudalism: Rent Seeking in Late Stage Monopoly Capitalism is an episode from Red Menace by Red Menace.

This episode is 01:16:16 long.

This episode was published on Sep 10, 2025.

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