Economic Justice

Economic Justice

Economic Justice is not about money, it’s about the equitable distribution of real resources.

Articles

16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income

16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income

Pavlina Tcherneva

Yes, sending a check to people is not as “messy,” but let’s stop pretending that it’s a panacea for the…

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The Rotating Hans Grubers of the Debt Ceiling Debate

The Rotating Hans Grubers of the Debt Ceiling Debate

Karen Caligiuri

As this current installment of the debt ceiling franchise draws to an unsatisfactory close — let us vow to make…

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Countering the Debt Ceiling Madness

Countering the Debt Ceiling Madness

Artemis Salisbury

If you’ve been watching the news, you’ll have noticed that the narrative of the moment is the debt ceiling.

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Podcast Episodes

Episode 240 - Can Unions Reclaim the Strike? with Joe Burns

Episode 240 – Can Unions Reclaim the Strike? with Joe Burns

Labor lawyer and negotiator Joe Burns talks with Steve about the US labor movement, class struggle unionism, and the radicalism of the working class.

Episode 234 - RP Book Club presents: Randy Wray's Making Money Work for Us

Episode 234 – RP Book Club presents: Randy Wray’s Making Money Work for Us

3 sessions of RP Book Club on L. Randall Wray’s “Making Money Work for Us” a book on MMT for laypeople. Q&A with guest economists Eric Tymoigne, Yeva Nersisyan, and Randy Wray for Us.

Episode 230 - Setting the Bar Low with Yeva Nersisyan

Episode 230 – Setting the Bar Low with Yeva Nersisyan

Yeva Nersisyan and Steve Grumbine discuss the current state of the economy and the disconnect between the rosy scenario being touted by the elite and the harsh reality of inflation and student debt affecting the poor and working class.