Consumption Junction w/ Nicolas D Villarreal

We take another break from WW3 and various attempted assassinations with a sojourn into some economic shit with our guest Nicolas D Villarreal (cosmonautmag.com/authors/?author=nicolas-d-vil…), an independent researcher focusing on the capitalist political economy.
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Full piece: cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/the-capitalist-in-the…
Response cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-limiting-facto…
Counter-Response cosmonautmag.com/2026/04/letter-why-the-limit-…

FT article in agricultural inflation: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/…
CBS News' penny pinching tips: x.com/TheRealVarnVlog/status/2048217038443991052

Song: Kinks - Maximum Consumption