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Trumpism as the American Thatcherism
Steven D. Grumbine
Some call it Trumpism, a shorthand for this moment, just as Thatcherism and Reaganism personified the neoliberal onslaught of the 80s. But this isn’t just about one man. It never is.
Class(room) Warfare: Decimating the DOE
Jules
The fight over abolishing the Department of Education isn’t about saving money or giving parents more choices. It’s about power.
How the Elites Weaponize the Economic Illiteracy of the Working Class
Steven D. Grumbine
Either we tear down the monetary veil and seize our collective future, or we perish under the weight of capitalist lies.
“Basic Economics”
David Fields
By challenging the assumptions behind market rationality and price mechanisms, we can rethink what “basic economics” really means and who it serves.
What Are You Afraid Of?
Zeta Violet Koloskzi
What do spiders and capitalism have in common? Fear, perception, and media shape our understanding of the world, from arachnophobia to class warfare.
A (belated) Look at Finding the Money
Steven D. Grumbine
The documentary is a good first step, like a union organizer’s introductory pamphlet. But it’s only telling half the story.
How to Make a Po’boy
Zeta Violet Koloskzi
Don’t cross the picket line when there’s a labor dispute. And if you have the opportunity, give a striking worker a sandwich.
The Road to Fascism is Paved with Liberal Intentions
Jules
Time and again, liberals claim to oppose fascism while enabling its rise. From Weimar Germany to Biden’s America, their ‘moderation’ serves capital, not people. This isn’t incompetence, it’s class war.
Inflation as a Weapon of Class Power: A Modern Monetary and Marxist-Leninist Perspective
Steven D. Grumbine
Inflation is not some natural economic phenomenon, nor is it merely the result of too much money chasing too few goods. That’s the myth popularized by Milton Friedman and his monetarist acolytes.
The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History
Erald Kolasi
The claim that money developed as a medium of exchange to overcome the limits of bartering has become an article of faith in neoclassical economics, but it’s dead wrong.
