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Will Beaman
about 6 hours ago
Cost is an accounting construction. Because participation in society is more complex than giving or receiving. Youāre impacted and you have an impactāwhoever you are. Cost and contribution selectively stylize participation. A distorting lens for urgent and complex questions of equity/justice.
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Victor Pickard
about 10 hours ago
Did a quick Q&A about the imminent closure of my hometown newspaper for the
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Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteās closure exposes a growing threat to democracy
When reputable local news outlets close, fewer people vote and get involved in local politics, and misinformation, corruption and polarization increase.
https://theconversation.com/why-the-pittsburgh-post-gazettes-closure-exposes-a-growing-threat-to-democracy-272992
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Money on the Left
about 9 hours ago
Hypothesis: If money is a designed human construct, then we can design experiments that test various design elements to yield alternative outcomes.
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Assignment Prompt: A Classroom Currency Experiment
Adapted from a prompt by Professor Benjamin Wilson (SUNY Cortland, Spring 2025), this assignment encourages students to perceive money and the labor it mobilizes as social forms that we can collectā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/16/assignment-prompt-a-classroom-currency-experiment/
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Matt Seybold
about 11 hours ago
pod praxis
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Theory At The Bargaining Table (Vandal Live at UIC)
with Dominique Baker & Anna Kornbluh
https://theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/theory-at-the-bargaining-table-vandal
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Will Beaman
about 20 hours ago
Starting to think Trump doesnāt have a plan besides this and the BLM protest dynamic is resetting with ICE 10x more politically disastrous to defend than police departments were
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Will Beaman
about 22 hours ago
Another reason itās important to fight for state and local level jobs programs. Creating good employment starves the capacity for occupations even more.
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Money on the Left
about 22 hours ago
"[N]aming is everything. What we name things is how we value them. We name them as valuable. And that naming, monetary and legal, is the driving force by which we get the labor and create these things."
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Introduction to Theory: Karl Marxās Value, Price and Profit (New transcript!)
In this third installment of ourĀ Introduction to TheoryĀ series, Maxximilian Seijo deepens Money on the Leftās analysis of Karl Marxās critique of political economy. Specificalā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2022/01/17/introduction-to-theory-karl-marx-value-price-and-profit/
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Will Beaman
1 day ago
All the Democratic leaders, pundits and strategists who have tried to bury BLM and distance themselves from "wokeness"... look where we are now. Look who was right. Politically, morally, strategically, look who was right.
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The Editorial Board
2 days ago
It looks like Tim Walz is not playing. "I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard⦠these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
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Money on the Left
2 days ago
How can novels help us think about money ⦠and maybe even save the planet?
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How can novels help us think about money ⦠and maybe even save the planet? (Guest Lecture)
Can novels and, by extension, other works of art help us to think about money and trust in new ways? Could embracing alternative perspectives on trust and money help us to avoid climate catastropheā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2024/02/26/how-can-novels-help-us-think-about-money-and-maybe-even-save-the-planetguest-lecture/
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Bright D Limm ģėģ¤
2 days ago
New York's organized Left is united statewide around this agenda for 2026: ⢠Tax the rich to fund universal childcare ⢠Homes and healthcare all of us can afford ⢠Pass
#NY4All
to stop cooperating with ICE If you're in New York, know that Governor Hochul is the main obstacle to passing all three.
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Kat Abughazaleh
2 days ago
Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment. It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
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Will Beaman
3 days ago
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Money on the Left
2 days ago
Will Beaman joins Billy Saas & Scott Ferguson to discuss the enduring influence of David Graeberās debt-centered work in the wake of Zohran Mamdaniās election to Mayor of New York City.
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Money on the Left
2 days ago
Make grants, not loans ā®ļø š¼
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Beyond Loans: The Public Grant-Making Bank
By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective Public banking has been gaining traction for years, driven by a growing recognition that our current financial system often fails to serve the public gā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/11/beyond-loans-the-public-grant-making-bank/
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CFPB Union
3 days ago
If you consider yourself an ally of consumer financial protection, ask yourself if you want to live in a world where a story like this can just skip mention of the CFPB. We need to demmand that Congress impeach Vought and restore CFPB funding.
#stopvought
#savecfpb
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Major takeaways for federal agencies from the latest bipartisan spending package
The new "minibus" rejects many Trump proposals, from reorganizations to program eliminations.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/01/major-takeaways-federal-agencies-latest-bipartisan-spending-package/410484/?oref=ge-featured-river-top
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Peter Sterne
3 days ago
NEW: Socialist tenant organizer Samantha Kattan hopes to succeed DSA-backed Assembly Member Claire Valdez, who's expected to run for Congress:
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DSA member Samantha Kattan hopes to succeed Claire Valdez in the Assembly
Valdez is expected to run for Congress, which would open up her western Queens Assembly seat for another socialist.
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/01/dsa-member-samantha-kattan-hopes-succeed-claire-valdez-assembly/410486/
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McKenna Schueler
4 days ago
Florida Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka has refiled a bill that, if passed, would: 1) make it easier for the the state to decertify public sector unions 2) increase fines for public sector strikes 3) eliminate the option of seeking voluntary union recognition from a public employer
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CFPB Union
4 days ago
February 8, 2025: CFPB Union NTEU 335 members protest after the new Administration locks us out of CFPB hq and orders us to cease work.
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Anna Kornbluh
4 days ago
University of Florida Critical Theory Reading Group Conference The State of the Unions Keynotes: Sianne Ngai, Anna Kornbluh -How have unions+ labor itself, been the subject of - or been eliminated from - literary studies, literary texts, pop culture?
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cfp | call for papers
https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/12/30/the-state-of-the-unions
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The lie of finite private money
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The lie of "self-financing" oil wars
Trump wages into a new war with the same mistakes that led the US into Iraq.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/self-financing-oil-wars-venezuela-iraq/
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Will Beaman
5 days ago
Public design is too important a generational project for the left to cede to neoliberal technocrats.
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan
5 days ago
This is as good as a time to spread the word about substance of policy Frameworks that are being developed by some very smart people. Many neoliberal policy wonks promoted the myth that they had a monopoly on policy expertise.Policy design is too important to be left to modelers on corporate rolls.
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Looking forward to hearing the same about toy guns
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NY Times Pitchbot
5 days ago
First Mamdani. Now Maduro. Can New York City handle this much communism in one city?
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Opinion | Testosterone Is Misunderstood
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/opinion/testosterone-maga-men-masculinity.html
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Will Beaman
6 days ago
States need to reclaim agency and govern in coordination against this tyrannical administration
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Blue Bonds: A Fiscal Strategy for Overcoming Trump 2.0
By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective The Trump Administration has plunged the United States into a constitutional crisis. The Presidentās destructive executive orders and Elon Muskāsā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/05/09/blue-bonds-a-fiscal-strategy-for-overcoming-trump-2-0/
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Money on the Left
6 days ago
Will and Scott find that the Graeberian framework on debt funnels political attention and action toward periodic acts of cancellation or refusal to the exclusion of other radical democratic alternatives.
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Will Beaman
6 days ago
And not Netanyahu
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Will Beaman
6 days ago
I see they didnāt go with āSocially Necessary Graeber Timeā as the title which is a shame. Still have a listen to accompany this piece!!!
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Money on the Left
6 days ago
While Graeberās work has been indispensable to left organization and advocacy since before Occupy, whatās needed now is a framework for mobilizing, rather than refusing to engage, the considerable fiscal agency already at hand at all levels of governance.
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Money on the Left
6 days ago
āØMotL 86 is live!āØ
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In this episode, we discuss the enduring influence of David Graeberās debt-centered work in the wake of Zohran Mamdaniās election to Mayor of NY City. Please listen & share! š§ š
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Weāre kicking off the new year by discussing our recent writing about David Graeber. āWhatās needed now,ā we argue, āis a framework for mobilizing, rather than refusing to engage, the considerable fiscal agency already at hand at all levels of governance.ā
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NY Times Pitchbot
6 days ago
Opinion | Zohran Mamdaniās pledge to govern as a Democratic socialist is a betrayal of the New Yorkers who didnāt vote for him but have thus far not moved to Florida out of spite.
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Will Beaman
7 days ago
Excited for historical discourse on Tammany Hall when centrists start deploying it to describe five municipal grocery stores
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CFPB Union
7 days ago
"I went straight to the CFPB and I was navigated there to their consumer education tab where I was able to find out how to deal with fraud and scams. It gave me all the information I needed to know...my rights" -- Morgan Smith, consumer.
#stopvought
#savecfpb
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Trumpās funding cuts put Americaās consumer watchdog on the brink of collapse
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long been a target of conservatives and industry.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trumps-funding-cuts-put-americas-consumer-watchdog-brink-collapse-2025-12-30/
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Leigh Claire La Berge
7 days ago
Leftists shouldn't have clothes. If Rama wants to be warm, she should skin an animal and wear its hide.
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Will Beaman
7 days ago
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Blue Bonds: A Fiscal Strategy for Overcoming Trump 2.0
By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective The Trump Administration has plunged the United States into a constitutional crisis. The Presidentās destructive executive orders and Elon Muskāsā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/05/09/blue-bonds-a-fiscal-strategy-for-overcoming-trump-2-0/
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Bright D Limm ģėģ¤
8 days ago
Current law limits how much NYC may borrow by the valuation of its taxable real estate. But imagine a city debt limit based on additional forms of value: the daily mutual-aid work by millions; organizing infrastructure. Imagine having laws that recognize + valuate these forms of collective wealth!
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Money on the Left
8 days ago
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jamelle
8 days ago
if i were to ever have the privilege of being sworn in to an office, i would choose a copy of Black Reconstruction
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Bright D Limm ģėģ¤
8 days ago
"Nine days before the election, Mamdani shared a stage with Hochul and the top legislative Democrats at a massive campaign rally in Forest Hills, Queens. [...] And then they walked on stage to a 10,000-strong crowd chanting 'tax the rich.'"
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David
8 days ago
MTV signs off the air in 2025 with the song they debuted with, The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" It's a sad day to see MTV officially ending its 44-year broadcast run.
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Money on the Left
8 days ago
Letās do this.
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Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdaniās New York City
Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdaniās plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes ā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/10/10/democratic-public-finance-a-radical-vision-for-mamdanis-new-york-city/
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Will Beaman
9 days ago
The Challenge of Reporting on Trump (Parody) By Gideon Fairchild
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Money on the Left
9 days ago
āTrump is immune to sustained negative press coverage, making it irresponsible to subject him to sustained negative press coverage.ā š¤
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The Challenge of Reporting on Trump (Parody)
By Gideon Fairchild Editorās note: The author is a fictional composite of several real guys with real New York publishing jobs. I have been toldāgently, as one tells a sleepwalker not to step off tā¦
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/12/30/the-challenge-and-pleasure-of-reporting-on-trump/
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OlĆŗfįŗ¹Ģmi O. TĆ”Ćwò
9 days ago
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
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Victor Pickard
9 days ago
One of the interventions I'm trying to make here and throughout my work is that problems facing our media today exceed that of ownership concentration--as truly dire of a problem that is. We must confront the capitalist logics that permeate every aspect of our information and communication systems.
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Loving this sign in Lima.
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