Debts that can’t be paid, won’t be paid

The first David Graeber Foundation meetup, between Thomas Piketty and Michael Hudson.

Cory Doctorow

Sep 29·10 min read

A Victorian drawing of a barred cell in a debtor’s prison, captioned with ‘Pray remember poor debtors having no allowance.’ Behind the bars is a copy of Thomas Piketty’s bestselling book ‘Capital in the 21st Century.’

It’s been just over a year since the death of activist, writer and anthropologist David Graeber — a brilliant speaker, writer and thinker who helped give us Occupy, “we are the 99%” and “Bullshit Jobs.”