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The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History

The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History 

June 20, 2025June 19, 2025 by Erald Kolasi

The claim that money developed as a medium of exchange to overcome the limits of bartering has become an article of faith in neoclassical economics, but it’s dead wrong.

Categories Op Ed Tags Barter, Capitalism
A Meme for Money, Part 3: Framing the Alternative Approach

A Meme for Money, Part 3: Framing the Alternative Approach

April 8, 2025June 1, 2023 by L. Randall Wray

We need to let go of the myths and begin with the state and its money.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Barter, Debt, Taxation
A Meme For Money, Part 2: The Conservative Framing

A Meme For Money, Part 2: The Conservative Framing

April 8, 2025May 31, 2023 by L. Randall Wray

We need an alternative meme, one that provides a frame that is consistent with a progressive social view and isn’t mired in the gold standard.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Barter, Gold Standard, Markets

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