Baseline Communism
By Carlos García Hernández (Originally published in Spanish in El Común) Is fiat socialism a communist proposal? This question was presented to me on 26th September in the form of …
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Reply to Michael Roberts on Macro modelling MMT
By Eduardo Garzón, economist. Originally published on 22 March 2019 in Spanish here. Translation by Carlos García Hernández A few days ago, the Marxist economist Michael Roberts, taking the opportunity …
Reply to Michael Roberts on Macro modelling MMT Read MoreCOP26: Politicians and corporations greenwash ‘business as usual’ at climate change conference
You cannot simply *ask* the rich to reduce their emissions and resource use. The only reasonable approach is to tax them to the point where they are no longer rich. …
COP26: Politicians and corporations greenwash ‘business as usual’ at climate change conference Read MoreBudget 2021 – Those with the least receive only crumbs
You have to ask yourself: if our economic system actively destroys the biosphere *and* fails to meet most people’s basic needs, then what is actually the point? Jason Hickel – …
Budget 2021 – Those with the least receive only crumbs Read MoreConference speeches reveal the misery to come
The ultimate, hidden truth of the world, is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.” David Graeber After two weeks of party …
Conference speeches reveal the misery to come Read MoreAnother week of handbag economics
“The objective should be to organize the economy around human needs and well-being. If toward this end we decommodify key goods and services, or legislate longer product lifespans, use-value will …
Another week of handbag economics Read MoreA broken system – where does the buck stop?
Being a planetary citizen does not need space travel. It means being conscious that we are part of the universe and of the earth. The most fundamental law is to …
A broken system – where does the buck stop? Read MoreIf we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it.
‘What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’ Dr Jane Goodall, Scientist & Activist This week, Sajid Javid, …
If we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it. Read MoreThe National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises
A country ruled by criminals needs two revolutions, one small and one big: The small revolution is to overthrow the criminal government, the big revolution is to radically undo the …
The National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises Read MoreA Chinese socialist consensus
By Carlos García Hernández (originally published in Spanish in El Común ) “(a) the monopolistic political power of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must not be challenged; (b) within the …
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