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over 1 year ago
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Rubio unwittingly admits Israel dragged USA into War
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8 days ago
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Britain's water companies paid out billions in dividends while the pipes rotted. Now we're told we can't afford to fix them. The engineers exist. The materials exist. The need is real. What's missing isn't money. Britain isn't broke. It's blocked.
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Blocked Britain
Britain's water companies borrowed billions, paid it out to shareholders, and let the pipes rot. Now we're told there's no money to fix them. But the engineers exist. The materials exist. The need is overwhelming. What's missing isn't money. Money is just the record of a decision. Britain isn't broke. It's blocked.
http://chrisblanduk.com/2026/03/02/blocked-britain/
10 days ago
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11 days ago
Labour, Reform, Coservatives and LibDems all offer different flavours of Thatcher's neoliberalism which has been damaging people and services for decades. It is only the Green Party that offers a different economic view that would allow us to have the infrastructure and services we want.
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A must attend event for all MMT fans!
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about 1 month ago
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Finally, a group that will tell it how it is on economics.
#MMT
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about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
NHS We can't afford the unaffordability myth...
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medium.com/@malcolmreav...
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The death of the NHS? Or the death of neoliberalism? Your choice.
A recent article posted on Medium predicts the NHS is going to die because it is unaffordable. Sadly that rather long article displays…
https://medium.com/@malcolmreavell/the-death-of-the-nhs-or-the-death-of-neoliberalism-your-choice-1168980cd942
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Real Progressives
about 2 months ago
Why do so many #Marxists dismiss #ModernMonetaryTheory as capital apologia? #MMT is a lens, not an ideology! #JobGuarantee is a superior path vs #UBI to build #WorkingClass power. Ep. ft. @_awda_ drops Sat. 1/24 @ 8AM ET. Find all our ep. @
realprogressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
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MMT threatens vested interests in the economy and in economics, that's why we can't talk about it. This is great from
@spborden.bsky.social
#MMT
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Not an Economic Question but a Question about Economics
Why Can’t We Discuss MMT?
https://open.substack.com/pub/susanborden/p/not-an-economic-question-but-a-question
about 2 months ago
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Essential reading on the Job Guarantee. The best way to support the unemployed in society.
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
The "Govt as Household" & "Taxpayer Money" analogies have sat at the apex of economic narrative for 50 yrs. What can be done? Dismantling this narrative requires a strategic, multidisciplinary counter-offensive that builds a more accurate & equally compelling story.
substack.com/@mmtmichael/...
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There is an alternative.
The “Household Budget” A Multidisciplinary Deconstruction of a Prevailing Narrative
https://substack.com/@mmtmichael/note/p-184440133?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=77s5gs
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Every generation inherits not just the physical infrastructure of its predecessors but a set of assumptions about what is economically possible.
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Five Generations, One Betrayal
Every generation inherits not just the physical infrastructure of its predecessors but a set of assumptions about what is economically possible. In post-war Britain, those assumptions have shifted so dramatically that grandparents and grandchildren now inhabit entirely different economic universes while sharing the same national space.
http://chrisblanduk.com/2026/01/10/five-generations-one-betrayal/
2 months ago
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This is an excellent read, well worth the time to digest...
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF NEW YEAR ISSUANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORAL AUSTERITY MEASURES
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Money on the Left
2 months ago
✨ New Essay! ✨
@greenbackbetter.bsky.social
argues that the current turn toward the analog isn't simple nostalgia. It's a rejection of design as inevitable. From frictionless UX to balanced budgets, it's time to stop treating the politics of design as natural constraints. Please read & share! 👩💻 🙌
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Touch Grass, Touchscreens, and Public Design
By Will Beaman A small design story from May 2025 has been making the rounds on my newsfeed: car manufacturers, after years of migrating controls onto touchscreens, are re-embracing physical button…
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/12/29/touch-grass-touchscreens-and-public-design/
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by
@peterhutchison.bsky.social
and
@lucas-sabean.bsky.social
, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours!
youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
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The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film
YouTube video by Journeyman Pictures
https://youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
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AI eliminates the value of thinking. Climate change increases the cost of surviving. Private markets can't profit from either end. New post: what happens when these forces collide, and why governments will inherit the economy whether we plan for it or not.
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The End of Profit
Two forces are converging on the global economy. AI is driving the cost of cognition toward zero. Climate change is driving the cost of physical stability upward. Together, they dissolve the foundations of the market economy we inherited. In the emerging economy, what matters is access to resources and the capacity to manage risk.
http://chrisblanduk.com/2025/12/19/the-end-of-profit/
3 months ago
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This is an incredibly powerful depiction of life in the UK under an
#MMT
economic lens. If only sceptics could open their minds to appreciate this view.
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3 months ago
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Thank God for that! The first reasonable article about
#MMT
and
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
's fresh take on the economy. Well done
@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...
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The case for Zack Polanski's economic plan
The Green Party leader's recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2025/12/the-case-for-zack-polanskis-economic-plan
3 months ago
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Random Wanderer 🇺🇦🏴
3 months ago
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
in his usual clear and reasoned way, critiques Rachel Reeves' budget for 'managed decline' and explains how she could instead have made life better for all, if she had had the courage to do so.
youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?...
#MMT
#NeoliberalMyths
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Rachel Reeves’ budget: Who really governs Britain?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
https://youtu.be/6pTpT_uB_4M?si=IG8W5PwQ5xUZ8_Kk
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Zack Polanski
3 months ago
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail? H/t
@andyverity.bsky.social
at the BBC!
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Ollie Crookwood
3 months ago
Fantastic to see an economics reporter accurately reporting economics…
#MMT
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There are real constraints: workers, factories, energy, time. And there are fake constraints: "but where will the money come from?" Learn the difference by crashing an economy (for educational purposes).
keystroke.mmtaction.uk
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3 months ago
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Another budget, another "we must live within our means" while the government literally creates the currency 🤯 Tired of household credit card analogies? Join our Discord to discuss how sovereign currency works and why budget commentary is economic fan fiction.
discord.gg/S3UbxFe4FR
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Join the MMT UK Discord Server!
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4 months ago
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Zack Polanski
4 months ago
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor. A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading." Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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Zack Polanski
4 months ago
Are the Labour Government finally going to bring in rent controls? I seem to be living rent free in their heads! (Thanks for the shout out!)
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Budget nonsense? There's an app for that.
mmtaction.uk
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MMT Budget Response Suite
https://mmtaction.uk
4 months ago
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🚨 IT'S BUDGET DAY AND WE BUILT YOU A WEB APP to squash the economic myths that are coming... Myth tracking ✓ Fact-checking ✓ Media complaints ✓ Social critiques ✓ AND a bingo card 🎯 Yes, Budget Myth Bingo. We're not okay.
mmtaction.uk
#MMT
#Budget2026
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MMT Budget Response Suite
https://mmtaction.uk
4 months ago
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Alex Scott-Samuel
4 months ago
#BBCR4Feedback
We've had nothing but flat earth economics on all
#BBC
channels in the run-up to the budget. Despite definitive evidence that every £ of public spending is newly created
@bankofengland.bsky.social
, the neoclassical ideologues prevail @
#BBC
#MMT
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
https://bsky.social
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Random Wanderer 🇺🇦🏴
4 months ago
The 'Household analogy', often used by economists and economic commentators, is a false analogy fallacy. Sovereign governments are nothing like households as
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
clearly explains:
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
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Why the government is nothing like a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
https://youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?si=XUADXZmI6LPhl5Dt
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Thx to you both
@robbhawkes.bsky.social
and
@greenbackbetter.bsky.social
for a great presentation. Recording and transcript available soon...
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4 months ago
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Zack Polanski
5 months ago
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Zack Polanski hijacks Labour Conference to win over left wingers
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
https://youtu.be/jTV4wLmmF5s?si=_rRKZpTame3S4PtD
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Welcome to the post-literate society. "Just as the advent of print dealt the final death blow to the decaying world of feudalism, so the screen is destroying the world of liberal democracy."
open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
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The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
https://open.substack.com/pub/jmarriott/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=23hvoc
6 months ago
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Oli Sharpe
6 months ago
I had a fun conversation with Steve Keen last week. We talked about: - using models to show the failures of neoclassical economics - social media voices challenging economic academia - Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) - the non-ergodic nature of international trade ... and more!
youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
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Economics from first principles - Steve Keen on: new book, neoclassical failures, Elon Musk and MMT
YouTube video by Go Meta with Oli Sharpe
https://youtu.be/yL7oEC4891w
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Bold Politics
6 months ago
Last weekend: the biggest nationalist rally in decades. Today: Keir Starmer greets Donald Trump with open arms. Tonight: we understand how young men are being radicalised by the far right, with someone who has been on that journey. New episode at midnight.
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Zack Polanski
6 months ago
How do we fix this mess?
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6 months ago
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The Great Money Myth We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage…
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The Great Money Myth
We seem to have forgotten that Britain's government, as the sole creator of the pound, doesn't need to tax or borrow to fund its spending. It creates new money whenever it spends. Taxes don't finance the government; instead, they create demand for the currency and manage inflation.
http://chrisblanduk.com/2025/09/03/the-great-money-myth/
6 months ago
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1/11 🧵 Just listened to the latest Debunking Economics podcast with Prof Steve Keen on money creation. Some very powerful arguments against the mainstream inflation narrative that I haven't heard put together like this before:
#MMT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOob...
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423. Countering the Cantillon Effect
YouTube video by Debunking Economics Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOobIauqAAU
7 months ago
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An amazing moment as Tunisian president did a ‘Trump’ and rightfully ambushed the US envoy to Africa with photos of Palestinian children eating sand.
substack.com/@deaglanomul...
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Deaglan O'Mulrooney (@deaglanomulrooney)
An amazing moment as Tunisian president did a ‘Trump’ and rightfully ambushed the US envoy to Africa with photos of Palestinian children eating sand.
https://substack.com/@deaglanomulrooney/note/c-138106753?r=23hvoc
8 months ago
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This is brilliant from Dr Warwick Powell
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open.substack.com/pub/warwickp...
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US Government Deficits and Bonds: America can’t go broke. It’s worse than that
Exploring the nexus between government spending, the bonds market, domestic entropy and global financial fragility
https://open.substack.com/pub/warwickpowell/p/us-government-deficits-and-bonds?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=23hvoc
9 months ago
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Modern Money Lab
9 months ago
Less than two weeks to go before the first of our two London weekend seminars. 21/22 June Rethinking (or Replacing) Capitalism - Economics for Sustainable Prosperity As you can see, it is a big venue, so we can still fit you in.
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/rethi...
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When growth becomes a cancer: Why our civilization's highest aspiration—unlimited expansion—has become its deepest pathology. From the East India Company to modern corporations, we've built institutions that consume rather than create. A diagnosis we can no longer ignore.
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When Growth Becomes a Cancer
Half of us will hear these words at some point in our lives. Cancer has become the defining disease of our age... But we rarely ask why this particular pathology, unlimited cellular growth, has become our era's signature affliction. The answer may lie in recognizing that we have organized our civilization around a similar principle: growth without limits has become our highest aspiration and our deepest pathology.
http://chrisblanduk.com/2025/06/05/when-growth-becomes-a-cancer/
9 months ago
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Kevin 🏴🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen
9 months ago
The
#Greens
are a perfect replacement for those who'd traditionally vote
#Labour
. And I believe when
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
is leader, things will get even better. That's why I joined the
#GreenParty
&
#BacZack
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Nicholas D Carter
10 months ago
Regenerative agriculture "is limited as a climate solution. Other science-based actions for the food system, including a shift to plant-rich diets allowing for ecosystem restoration, can provide far greater decarbonization.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
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Managing for climate and production goals on crop-lands - Nature Climate Change
Climate mitigation through natural climate solutions in crop-lands may be a way to reconcile climate goals with food security. However, here the authors show that some natural climate solution practic...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02337-7
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Dean Baker
10 months ago
China continues to make enormous progress on EVs and solar and wind energy
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...
If there is hope for limiting the damage from global warming, it is largely because of China.
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China Is on Its Way to Becoming World’s First ‘Electrostate’ | OilPrice.com
China is rapidly transforming into the world’s leading “electrostate,” spearheading a global shift from fossil fuels to electricity-powered systems in transport, industry, and infrastructure.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Is-on-Its-Way-to-Becoming-Worlds-First-Electrostate.html
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost. That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves." Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?
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Dean Baker
10 months ago
You have to love this map of Africa's trade with China compared to the U.S.
www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-vs-china...
52 of 54 countries trade more with China. It's a similar story with Latin America and Europe. If Trump presses the issue, guess which way these countries go.
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U.S. vs. China: Mapping Trade Dominance in Africa (2003-2023)
As of 2023, 52 out of the 54 African countries trade more with China than with the U.S., compared to just 18 countries in 2003.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-vs-china-mapping-trade-dominance-in-africa-2003-2023/
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Sortition Foundation
10 months ago
Reform & trust 📊 New YouGov polling on trust commissioned by @sortitionnow shows people who voted Reform n the 2024 General Election trust citizen assembly members more, and members of parliament less, than other voter groups
www.858.org.uk
#HouseOfCitizens
#UKPolitics
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Modern Money Lab
11 months ago
Thrilled to announce that we are bringing our interactive weekend seminars to London (UK) in June: Rethinking Capitalism 21-22 June Money, Government and the Public Interest 28-29 June
modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/
for schedule & booking details.
#money
#sustainability
#mmt
#scotonomics
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len guenther
10 months ago
“When climate action is framed primarily as a problem of mobilising finance, the role of the state is reduced to simply enabling private investment rather than leading the transformation" -- Lara Merling.
www.break-down.org/post/real-co...
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Real Constraints
The Global North talk constantly about the
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