Famines are wars over the right to existence -- Mike Davis (2017)

Hah! Cutting resources for collection of price data, and now firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) over data of inadequate jobs creation in the economy. Could he be more transparent? Will the average person notice?

Price data collection is being cut? Convenient that it hits most US residents across the political spectrum? "To align survey workload with resource levels, BLS suspended data collection for portions of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) sample in select areas across the country starting in April.

“The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger,” a senior adviser to the then prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said in 2006. These calculations were made long before October 2023. And well, they're dying of hunger now.

The July 2025 episode of Economics for the People was devoted to cryptocurrency. Rohan Grey @rohangrey.bsky.social discusses how crypto and the recent legislations in the US Congress will affect working people & Jerry Epstein talks about the risks of crypto to the financial system.

I cannot get over how no one in mainstream politics even disputes factual claims like this. Everyone admits that Israel is starving children and murdering desperate civilians. The only ‘debate’ is about what to call it and whether the motives of people protesting it are pure enough.

Economics for the People in the June episode discussed socialism in Seattle and beyond with Kshama Sawant @workersstrikeback.bsky.social & Amanda Page-Hoongrajok discussed wildcat strikes in the garment industry in Asia.

Looking forward to listening to this episode.

Who gets credit for creating value? Who gets ignored? 👉 youtu.be/kLVnNkimD4Q 👀 Professor @sirishanaidu.bsky.social explains how care work and home-based labor sustains economies and enables profit—but is systematically excluded from what we call "the economy."

We're living in times when it's particularly important to understand " monetary arrangements, knowledges, and cultures with the aim of promoting ecosocial justice".

In today's episode of Economics for The People, Taki and I discuss imperialism and workers' struggles for a decent life with Kshama Sawant.

INET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people.

INET interviewed me about my work on how social reproduction extends beyond care work, and why it matters more than GDP or 'the economy' for working people.

Taki & I discussed American finance and the role of the state with Stephen Maher (co-editor of Socialist Register) in the May episode of Economics for the People on 90.1 FM KKFI Kansas City. And in the D&S de-brief discusses short staffing.

This is long overdue but here's the recording of my talk for the Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) Lab organized by Tithi Bhattacharya and others.

In Episode 18 of Economics for the People, our special guest was Prof. Adam Hanieh from University of Exeter. We discussed the political economy of the Middle East, dissecting class, Arab nationalism, and imperialism.

@sirishanaidu.bsky.social brings ecological concerns into discussions of social reproduction in today's blog: "The ecology of capitalism represents crises for the working classes imposed by and within capitalism." Read the blog post here bit.ly/43Ny9L2

90.1 FM KKFI is the radio station that hosts our show Economics For the People, and other shows like Heartland Labor, Understanding Israel-Palestine, KC Tenants' People Power Hour. It's Pledge Drive right now and if you can spare a few dollars, please make a donation. Thanks! kkfi.org

Join the Social Reproduction Lab series. The second in the series in today, Feb 19 at 11 CT/ 12 ET.

Between bird flu and anti-immigration policies, we'd better prepare for a new diet.

Get to know some of the people behind your favorite Labor radio shows and podcasts with our #LaborRadioPod hosts starter pack! go.bsky.app/6CWV7Yr#LaborRadioPod Know someone we should add? Let us know! #1u #unionstrong #unionsky

A hit and run :( How devastating!

Join the inauguration of our new Center for Heterodox Exonomics (CHE)! 📅 Feb 6th 5p.m. - 7p.m., Feb 7th/8th 9a.m -7p.m. 📍101 Archer, Tulsa 🖥 Online participation: www.youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa 📧 [email protected] 🌐 sites.utulsa.edu/chetu/

The conference will take place from Feb 6-8. There are some great panels on Palestine, Marx, Sraffa, and Labor Organizing. I'll be on a Saturday panel discussing the crises of care and climate. If you can't join in person, the conference will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa

Federal workers response to the 'buyout' offer. I don't know how many will fight back, but we need a ''chingari', a spark to light a fire. Keep loving, keep fighting! newrepublic.com/post/190844/...

Join Rula Jebreal, Naomi Klein and Nermeen Shaikh on January 29 for a discussion on the critical challenges facing journalists, and building solidarity with those on the front lines. RSVP now for this free event: www.democracynow.org/events/2025/...

I'll be speaking at the inaugural conference of the Center for Heterodox Economics this Feb 6 to 8. sites.utulsa.edu/chetu/event/... Join us in person at U Tulsa or remotely. The event will be livestreamed on Youtube (youtube.com/@CHE-tulsa)

Thanks to @carlbeijer.bsky.social for a thoughtful discussion on the Trumpian moment. And thanks also to journalist Kalena Thomhave for her chat on immigrants in deindustrialized Charleroi in rural Pennsylvania who were villified by Trump. -- with @takimanolakos.bsky.social kkfi.org/program-epis...

feminist/queer political economy starter pack is here - let me know who else I need to add

This morning I woke up and considered starting a critical/feminist agrarian studies starterpack. And this appeared in my feed. Wonderful!

Support the hotel workers in San Francisco, members of UNITE HERE. Over 90% of the workers have authorized a strike. Do not cross picket lines. EVER!

In this month's Economics for the People, Prof. Rick Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social joined @takimanolakos.bsky.social and I to discuss how the two-party system in the U.S. supports capitalism & more. Chris Sturr interviews Nick French about the evolution of GOP economic policy from Nixon to Trump.

The world elite would like to obscure the fact that the 'climate' crisis has been imposed by capitalism. And that capitalism is inherently a heteropatriarchal racial imperialist capitalism. What a farce the COPs have been! #COP29

Boston University with a $3.1 billion endowment has turned to union busting by halting admissions to PhD programs in humanities and social sciences. These are the 'liberal' spaces of intellectual activity.

These starter packs are very useful.

Still waiting for others to move to this platform...

Evidence of how bourgeois economics continues to shape our imagination and is normalized.

I'll be drawing from Nina Banks' work on Dr. Sadie Alexander (the first Black woman to be awarded a Phd in Economics in 1921 and excluded from the economics profession) and my own research on women's labor force participation and household labor. Hope to see some of you at the MVEA today.

Still so much to learn from this revolutionary theorist.

In the most recent episode of Economics for the People, Taki Manolakos & I discussed housing policy & affordability with Ulysses 'Deke' Clayborn, the regional admin for HUD. In the D&S Debrief Chris Sturr & Chris Maisano unpack who donates to the Republican and Democratic parties. #hud #election2024

Many politicians and pundits are conditioned to say “But how are we going to pay for it?” How can we afford to rapidly transform our economies to be cleaner, greener and more equitable? If only there was something governments could stop spending money on? #ClimateSky 🔌💡 www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...

People are growing more concerned about their ability to find a job

Delighted to have @carolinehossein.bsky.social visit UMKC and talk about her fascinating work on solidarity economics and the Banker Ladies.

Taki Manolakos and I spoke with the amazing Amaha Sellassie about food apartheid & Gem City Market, a grocery food co-op in Dayton, Oh. Mat Forstater discussed solidarity economies, & Marie Duggan unpacks Boeing and stock buybacks in our D&S Debrief. Listen to the podcast version of the show.