The Barter Lie: How Capitalism Rewrote Economic History
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.
Capitalism
Today Is Tomorrow’s Yesterday
The world is changing right before our eyes. Not only can we guide that transformation, but our very presence in that change means we control its direction.
Is Capitalism Eternal?
Change isn’t limited to activists; it happens when people read and show up when needed. Anyone can make a difference in their community, and that small change might be the catalyst for something bigger.
Obamacare and the Science of Prolonged Decay
The failure of a health care “reform” fostered within the blight of the capitalist model reveals how incrementalism cannot solve the most formidable ecological and social crises of our day.
The Scam of Pragmatism: An Origin Story of ‘Just the Way It Is’
The past never truly stays where it belongs. Even when the truth is carefully scrubbed from our understanding of history, its spores disperse through time to seep into the firmament like a persistent black mold poisoning the air we breathe.
Liberal Civility is Counterrevolutionary
The liberal’s aversion to violence is not moral and universal. They support state-sanctioned violence, propagating war and police brutality.
Tax Bads, Not Goods
Once we understand what taxes are “for”, we can start to think about what kinds of taxes make sense.
An Alternative Meme for Money: Conclusion
The monetary system provides the power to do good, and the power to do bad is the other side of the coin.
An Alternative Meme For Money, Part 7: Framing Deficits
A government deficit will result if the nongovernment sector has a surplus—a perfectly sustainable balance.
What if the Public Understood How Money Works?
The truth about federal finance used to be common household knowledge, maybe it should be again.