Economic Justice
Articles
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…
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…
Four Purposes of Federal Taxes
Steven Hail
Beardsley Ruml wrote in 1946 that taxes for revenue are obsolete. So what ARE they for?
Podcast Episodes
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
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
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.