Raj Patel on The Value of Nothing
To read the first chapter, click here: bit.ly . Watch this book trailer video to hear author, activist and academic Raj Patel talk about his book The Value of Nothing. Opening with Oscar Wilde's observation that "nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing," Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced. This short, timely and inspiring book reveals that we not only need to find a new economic model, but that the larger failure beneath the food, climate and economic crises is a political one. If economics is about choices, Patel writes, it isn't often said who gets to make them. The Value of Nothing offers a fresh and accessible way to think about the environment and economics and the choices we will all need to make in order to create a sustainable economy and society. Read more about the book The Value of Nothing at us.macmillan.com Learn more about author Raj Patel at us.macmillan.com Read the first chapter of The Value of Nothing at bit.ly For more information on both Raj Patel and The Value of Nothing, visit www.rajpatel.org This video was directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy (http
Video Rating: 4 / 5
October 5th, 2011 - 20:35
He’s handsome.
October 5th, 2011 - 20:47
oh wait i’m replying to someone who i’d thought i replied to me. I’m terible sorry for this misunderstanding
October 5th, 2011 - 21:27
@HydraGoesPro hmm more that i don’t get the youtube interface. I think tho , this time i do get the interface
October 5th, 2011 - 21:28
@Patrice69Lee A grass hopper appears to be on your shift key, sir.
October 5th, 2011 - 21:35
you know of this godel numbering system zero equals zero
October 5th, 2011 - 21:46
you know of this godel numbering system zero equals zero
October 5th, 2011 - 22:43
@marcaltus1977 Keep dreaming. One day when you wake up it will be too late.
October 5th, 2011 - 22:52
You want ‘us’ to be ‘generous’?! That’s non-white language for genociding white people, and taking our resources. Stay in your homeland. We’ll stay in ours.
October 5th, 2011 - 23:44
@OnTheLavProductions Can you PROVE it…what? You watch some dumb shit on UTUBE and suddenly this guy is the Antichrist? Why….because you FEAR he MAY have a solution for our world and he’s got DARK skin…is THAT what the problem is? Last year you dumb fucks was tryin to claim that President Obama was the Anti Christ…and NOW it’s Raj Patel…..you dumb fucks FEAR anybody who’s gonna change the SELFISH system you’re living in now..truth is..you can’t PROVE what your TRY to claim!!!
October 6th, 2011 - 00:32
@marcaltus1977 You and 8 other people think he is the most intelligent and hard working person alive? Or, that can read english anyway? Here’s your positive change in the world: Don’t claim to ‘know’ of the absence of God, antichrist or satan, unless you can disprove them to people. Or put some work into having proof. Or intelligence to explain it.
October 6th, 2011 - 01:13
Actually, the quote is “What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing…” in Lady Windermere’s Fan. Act III.
October 6th, 2011 - 01:28
Excellent. Sustainable, anti-consumption, anti-globalisation. But this is an ad for a book, asking you to consume, buy something on the most globalised medium, the internet. Seriously, the irony.
October 6th, 2011 - 01:41
kill him hahahaha
October 6th, 2011 - 02:20
Fuck u dude, u r the antichrist! Don’t trust this mother fucker.
October 6th, 2011 - 02:30
“good” has always been called “bad” and “bad” called “good”…in the 1800s poor people were called “lazy criminals,” and those causing the poverty were the elites of human evolution…in this case someone caring about social justice is called a “communist” and those keeping all the world’s wealth for themselves is called “democracy”…someone believing all humanity should have access to good food and living conditions is “The Antichrist” and the people causing economic crises are obviously J.C.
October 6th, 2011 - 02:34
non capisco come mai si faccia tanto rumore per questo comune imbecille…di certo non dice cose nuove e originali.sono argomentazioni le sue note da tempo,per cui perchè si fa tanto scalpore?probabilmente perchè è uno che ha legami con le classi dominanti…he’s one of the ruling class.he’s a puppet
October 6th, 2011 - 02:45
He is the Antichrist.
October 6th, 2011 - 02:51
I love this man.
October 6th, 2011 - 03:19
Yet another false prophet.
October 6th, 2011 - 04:15
@le013r Two quick points to help you:
1) “The US Govt does not and should not be confused with Capitalism. Very basic.
2) A sign of ignorance is immediately screaming “you are dumb” to those holding a view that differs from your own. Good Luck.
October 6th, 2011 - 05:00
@zesedentario It’s nice to see a 25 year old who’s able to discern the horseshit from reality on this matter.
I trust NONE of those who come out with some “great new idea of how to organize economies & society so that everyone can live in peace and have all they need” bullshit.
October 6th, 2011 - 05:12
@dgl1962 Exactly my friend. he (who knows) may not be the antichrist, but all is talk is BULLSHIT.
Comunists are fucking liars,and that’s what he is.
I can’t believe how peope is so naive.
October 6th, 2011 - 05:18
@bigdaddyshane : I respectfully disagree with you . Farmers have to do real work while banks live from people’s money with no production .
October 6th, 2011 - 05:19
@le013r Anyone can pick a vegetable, not everyone can be a wallstreet banker. Let’s not pretend that’s not true. Raj is an idiot that prays on people that are not so smart.
October 6th, 2011 - 05:55
@bigdaddyshane are bankers 3000x the level of vegetable pickers?