Economic Justice
Articles
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…
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…
SVB: It’s a Wonderful Lie
Roger Gest
So, who is responsible for this fiasco? Or for the last one? Or the next? Any reasonable person can see…
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.
