Macro N Cheese
A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory. Host Steve Grumbine, founder of Real Progressives, provides incisive political commentary and showcases grassroots activism. Join us for a robust, unfiltered exploration of economic issues that impact the working class, as we challenge the status quo and prioritize collective well-being over profit. This is comfort food for the mind, fueling our fight for justice and equity!
Macroeconomics for the People!
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Latest Episodes
Episode 382 – Yellow Vests & the Battle for Democracy: Beyond the Ballot Box with Ida Susser
What happens when the people stop waiting for elections to solve their problems? Steve talks with anthropologist Ida Susser, author of The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Century. They look at both the possibilities and limits of grassroots activism.
Episode 381 – Disinformation Nation with Mickey Huff
Steve and Project Censored’s Mickey Huff discuss how a handful of billionaire supervillains use corporate media and Big Tech algorithms to manufacture consent, surveil the working class, and enforce a dictatorship of capital. They argue that critical media literacy is an essential weapon of resistance.
Episode 380 – Struggle & Resistance: Retelling Vietnam with Luna Nguyen
Luna Nguyen, also known as Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist YouTuber Luna Oi, joins Steve to retell Vietnam’s anti-imperialist struggle through a historical materialist lens, exposing US betrayal and sharing her family’s personal trauma from the “Resistance War Against Imperialist USA.”
Episode 379 – The Real Cost of War with L. Randall Wray
MMT economist Randy Wray exposes the real cost of Trump’s war on Iran – not dollars (which the federal govt can always create), but stolen labor, gutted social programs, and a starving Global South. Steve warns that neither party will ever reallocate resources from bombers to bread.
