Economic Justice

Economic Justice

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

Articles

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…

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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…

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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?

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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.