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“Surely by now there can be few here who still believe the purpose of government is to protect us from the destructive activities of corporations. At last most of us …
The fate of local government is hanging in the balance Read More“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively …
Excuse us but we need to talk about the Green New Deal. Read MoreAnd in the news…… The IMF warns this week that the world has run out of ‘fiscal fire power’ to fight the next recession because the balance sheets of central …
The markets are not in charge, sovereign currency-issuing governments are Read MoreWhilst the Brexit train crash rumbles on and distracts the nation, the ongoing economic and social instability caused by cuts to public spending and the pursuit of ideologically driven policies …
A healthy economy depends on a healthy nation. Time to break the austerity myth. Time to unravel the truth. Read MoreCapitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor …
Is a Universal Basic Income the answer to poverty? Read MoreThis week the GIMMS team is offering something a little different for its weekly MMT Lens. Do you know what a tally stick is? In David Graeber’s celebrated work ‘Debt: …
A History Lost – The English Tally Read MoreThis week the GIMMS team welcomes Carlos Garciá Hernández to the MMT Lens blog. Carlos, in this fascinating commentary, shows how Marx is unquestionably relevant to MMT. Beginning with an …
Fiat Socialism Read MoreThis week thousands of children across the country took part in a walkout of classes to voice their anger at political inaction in tackling the ecological crisis which poses a …
Our house is on fire and our politicians still ask the question “How will we pay to put it out?” Read MoreGIMMS would like to welcome Jessica Ormerod and Deborah Harrington as its guest bloggers this week for the MMT Lens. Jessica and Deborah, who were recently appointed to the GIMMS …
The global fight for genuinely universal healthcare is a fight we can’t afford to lose Read MoreThe GIMMS team would like to share with you all our thoughts and impressions of the very first European MMT conference which took place in Berlin over last weekend. It …
GIMMS goes to Berlin! Read More