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A Green New Tomorrow: A Survival Guide with Rohan Grey
October 10, 2019
In part 2 of our interview Rohan Grey talks about debt, public banking, the Green New Deal, and the job guarantee. He dispels some notions about robots and the UBI. (Podcast)
Duchaich (DOO-kay-ach): Walking in Two Worlds
October 9, 2019
Four indigenous women answer ten questions on politics and activism. Carolina Arellano, Shaylon Stolk, Donna Hale-Wolcott, and Ruth Oskolkoff respond in honor of Indigenous Persons Day.
The Legal Nature of Money and the History of the Federal Reserve with Rohan Grey
October 4, 2019
Rohan Grey takes us from the origins of the US dollar through the history of American banking. In the process we get a fascinating look at the class struggle leading to the development of the Fed and persisting to this day. (Podcast)
A Worn Out Welcome
September 29, 2019
The ancient dictates have been taken seriously and apocalyptic dominion over the very earth has been seriously taken.
Behind The Curtain
September 27, 2019
Democracy may be dead and buried, but the pageantry of it will forever be reanimated posthumously.
The Johnson Amendment
September 24, 2019
LBJ’s knotty legacy is entangled with voting rights and Vietnam, but what does it have to do with mega-churches and superstar evangelists?
How I Wasn’t Arrested For Voter Fraud
September 22, 2019
This country is broken. Imagine that I, a serial voter-fraud committer, can stalk the highways and byways of this great nation is proof!
Neoliberalism at Work through the Universal Basic Income
September 17, 2019
This simplistic, incorrect, and devastatingly neoliberal plan of instituting a Universal Basic Income will be the final blow against the public purpose and General Welfare Clause as well as an effective coup for the rightwing to establish cash payment as opposed to the services millions desperately need.
Bill Mitchell and Louisa Connors: Framing MMT Requires A Language Shift
September 16, 2019
A 2017 article by Louisa Connors and William Mitchell suggests that progressives need to change the way they talk about policy proposals to bring them in line with Modern Monetary Theory. Read on to learn the basics of their argument and why and how progressives should reframe this debate.
Flint: A Case of Austerity, Neoliberalism, and Environmental Racism
September 15, 2019
Many see Flint, Michigan as a case of unfortunate oversight where thousands were sickened and poisoned by the city’s drinking water. It was, in fact, a case of blatant racism on an environmental level, austerity and neoliberlism.
Progressives, Purity, and Pragmatism
September 11, 2019
Barack Obama has warned progressives to avoid in-fighting – “circular firing squads” – that weaken the overall progressive effort. Where, though, should we compromise? Where should we hold firm? Where do we draw the line between purity and pragmatism? Nathan Locke proposes a simple, common-sense litmus test.
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