Economic Justice
Articles
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.
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…
Modern Monetary Theory Without Class Struggle is Just Accounting
Steven D. Grumbine
MMT insights become revolutionary only when wielded by movements strong enough to break capital’s structural power.
Podcast Episodes
Episode 242 – Monetary Operations: Coordinated vs. Consolidated with Eric Tymoigne
Economist Eric Tymoigne explains the relationship and operations of the Federal Reserve and Treasury and looks at the implications for govt spending and taxing.
Episode 241 – The MMT Lens with Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell talks with Steve about MMT as a lens for the politics of degrowth. They also discuss the corporate counterattack on the social democratic trends of the postwar era.
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.
