How global capitalism intersects with inter-state relations? How are forces of private equity and transnational capital shaping the domestic and foreign policies that governments design to fulfill capital accumulation and geopolitical interests - often at the expense of human and environmental rights and dignity?

An interview with Dr. William T. Armaline, Professor of Sociology and Human Rights at the San José State University and co-author of the new book Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival with Davita Silfen Glasberg.

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Recommended links to this episode:

• Dr. William T. Armaline SJSU Profile
• Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival by William T. Armaline and Davita Silfen Glasberg
• What Will States Really Do For Us? The Human Rights Enterprise and Pressure from Below by William T. Armaline and Davita Silfen⁠ Glasberg
• Cannibal Capitalism:How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet – and What We Can Do About It, by Nancy Fraser
• Can Global Capitalism Endure?⁠, William I. Robinson