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What exactly is money? (Animated explainer videos)

In these animated videos, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the nature of money, and what makes it unique.

what is money animated explainer video

The talented video artist Giandavide Locicero at Pomona Pictures created a series of animated explainer videos based on episodes of Geopolitical Economy Hour.

In these videos, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the nature of money.

They also discuss what makes money unique, how it is a form of debt, and why the attempt to impose a single global money causes instability.

Geopolitical Economy Report has a YouTube playlist with animated videos explaining important principles of economics:

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  1. Eric Arthur Blair

    2025-05-27 at 17:01

    I am very excited by this good news but do not know where to post it:
    https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/05/26/communist-led-kerala-is-eradicating-extreme-poverty/
    Perhaps Ben can dedicate a analytical piece to these successful progressive south Indians who are an unrealised treasure trove of intelligence, talent, drive and creativity. Key measures to unlock their human potential are defacto abolition of caste divisions and the empowerment / education of women.

    Regarding how the roles of money can help us understand dedollarisation….
    https://open.substack.com/pub/geopoliticaleconomy/p/what-is-money-animated-explainer-videos?utm_source=direct&r=45vz43&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=118971789

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