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The Dilemma of the Cooperative Gene

The Dilemma of the Cooperative Gene

J.D. ALT

Given the relationship between “money” and real resources, it is impossible to equitably “share” real resources, and effectively create collective goods, when money is a scarce commodity controlled by competition.
State Based Medicare for All? Not so fast, says Dr. Margaret Flowers

State Based Medicare for All? Not so fast, says Dr. Margaret Flowers

Birrion Sondahl

Stated-based programs face many pitfalls that National Improved Medicare for All would not.
Let’s Play the Pay For Game

Let’s Play the Pay For Game

Stephanie Kelton

Admit that taxes don’t “pay for” anything and that all government spending is paid for in one way and one way only—the Federal Reserve credits the appropriate bank accounts.
Longing for Genuine Global Solidarity

Longing for Genuine Global Solidarity

Fadhel Kaboub

So join me in this struggle, it’s my final plea. I’ll die trying if I have to, for this better future is within reach, and it’s yearning to be set free.
Four Purposes of Federal Taxes

Four Purposes of Federal Taxes

Steven Hail

Beardsley Ruml wrote in 1946 that taxes for revenue are obsolete. So what ARE they for?
Landlord Elegy

Landlord Elegy

John Siener

A poetic tribute to the suffocating infestation known as the rentier class.
The ABC Act, Platinum Coins, & Seigniorage

The ABC Act, Platinum Coins, & Seigniorage

Greg Roest

The Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib with the support of Congresswoman Jayapal as well as economist and lawyer, Professor Rohan Grey, is how … Read more
The Bernie Factor in Modern Monetary Theory

The Bernie Factor in Modern Monetary Theory

Steven D. Grumbine

Neoliberalism is a rogue military state and it became the orthodoxy through violence. Austerity-induced death. The antidote is MMT.
The 40 Year Slide

The 40 Year Slide

Steven D. Grumbine

The lies were baked into the school system, newspapers, sitcoms, political debates even cartoons took the ideas of neoliberalism into the hearts and minds of our children…the people.
Work Together to Understand and Build

Work Together to Understand and Build

Steven D. Grumbine

Don’t let narratives by others dissuade our shared purpose.