✨ 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! 👩‍💻 🙌

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

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.

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.

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...

@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

Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail? H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!

Fantastic to see an economics reporter accurately reporting economics… #MMT

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 #MMT

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 #MMT

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?

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!) Join.greenparty.org.uk

Budget nonsense? There's an app for that. mmtaction.uk #MMT

🚨 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

#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....

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?... #MMT

Thx to you both @robbhawkes.bsky.social and @greenbackbetter.bsky.social for a great presentation. Recording and transcript available soon...

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...

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

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.

How do we fix this mess?

#mmt #obviously

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…

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...

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...

This is brilliant from Dr Warwick Powell #mmt open.substack.com/pub/warwickp...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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?

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.

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

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

“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...

What would the energy companies hate? If we didn't need them anymore.

This is excellent but the comments are almost better. We have 2 years of 'normal' work left... open.substack.com/pub/personal...

Every time they say “the money’s not there,” they’re making a political decision not an economic one. A new article for anyone tired of austerity excuses. Read it here: chrisblanduk.com/2025/05/06/w... #MMT

1/ @jacobinmag.bsky.social 's Dustin Guastella says Dems should "get back to building." Cute. But you can’t build jack until you bulldoze the idiocy that says the U.S. government "runs out of money" like it’s a lemonade stand. Brains first, bridges second. jacobin.com/2024/12/bett...

Just published: "The Church of the Invisible Hand" 🙏📈 When economists speak of "market discipline" & "necessary sacrifice," they're preaching, not describing. Economics functions has become our modern religion, with its own priests, rituals & heretics. Read it and break the spell! #MMT #economics

"Finding the Money" is now free on YouTube. This is a documentary about Modern Monetary Theory & its policy implications. Featuring MMT experts Stephanie Kelton, L. Randall Wray, Warren Mosler, Fadhel Kaboub, Pavlina Tcherneva, Lua K. Yuille & Mathew Forstater. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrje...

Now that MAGA has discovered MMT, you can be sure the dollar is going to zero. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

Just published! "Congratulations! You're Already a Millionaire" 🎉 Forget your bank balance—your real wealth is elsewhere. We're all shareholders in our nation's assets. Worth checking who's managing your most valuable portfolio, don't you think?

Brain Drain by Oliver Schoff https://www.europesays.com/1913731/ Brain Drain by Oliver Schoff https://i.redd.it/2j0eey4yvqoe1.jpeg by ArtemisJolt

Humanity’s Achilles’ Heel The rise of AI poses existential challenges to democracy, as algorithms increasingly shape governance and public discourse. The Cambridge Analytica scandal which brought us Brexit and the 2016 US election exemplifies this threat. To adapt, democracy must innovate through…

Start the year with a fresh look at the fairy tales of #economics from 'trickle-down' to the 'deficit monster.' In 2025, let’s prioritize real needs, shared humanity and sustainable progress over these comforting but flawed theories.

In many countries, most people (certainly not ALL people) have pretty much all the crappy stuff they need. This is not to say we don't want to replace things that are wearing out or becoming obsolete, but we don't need more. That's why it is often hard to choose Christmas gifts.

2025 will be the year AI agents shift from tools to collaborators—reshaping how we work, govern, and interact with the world. What happens when humans focus on intention, and machines amplify it? A new chapter begins. Read here: