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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Episode 388 - From Theory to Praxis: Lenin's REvolutionary Formula with Breht O'Shea

Episode 388 – From Theory to Praxis: Lenin’s Revolutionary Formula with Breht O’Shea

Breht O’Shea, of Rev Left Radio and Red Menace podcast, joins Steve to break down Lenin’s Leftwing Communism: An Infantile Disorder, a text that has been misused to pressure leftists into voting for the Democratic Party.

Ep 387 - Judgment of Gender with Allison Butler

Episode 387 – Judgment of Gender with Allison Butler

Media scholar Allison Butler talks with Steve about her book, Judgment of Gender: How Women are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture.

Episode 386 - Who Do You Serve: Neoliberalism & Oligarchy Through an MMT Lens with Bill Mitchell

Episode 386 – Who Do You Serve: Neoliberalism & Oligarchy Through an MMT Lens with Bill Mitchell

Today’s overlapping crises demand more than policy prescriptions. Economist Bill Mitchell discusses neoliberalism, class power, and the limits of electoral politics through the combined lens of Modern Monetary Theory and historical materialism.

Episode 385 - MAGAcademy: The Hostile Takeover of Higher Ed with Nolan Higdon

Episode 385 – MAGAcademy: The Hostile Takeover of Higher Ed with Nolan Higdon

Can we really blame Trump for the near-destruction of higher education? Nolan Higdon’s MAGAcademy reveals how 50 years of corporatization paved the way for the hostile takeover of our universities.

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