The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
An independent, non-profit organisation – part of a growing international movement challenging the economic orthodoxy of the last five decades
‘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 More“Last time, most of us fell for it. This time, it is critical that we do not. Because, in reality, the crisis we just experienced was waking from a dream, …
Fairy tales and the vocabulary of scarcity. Protecting the wealthy and hurting the rest Read More“Emperor Nero, it’s said, fiddled while Rome burned. If you don’t want our politicians to continue to follow his example while the world burns, get politically active now.” Thom Hartmann …
The cost of Covid-19 is no reason to put off tackling inequality and climate change Read More“The purpose of government is to ensure that everyone has what they need to live a good life. That means giving every child the very best start in life, caring …
Inflation is not what we should be worried about right now Read Moreby Carlos García Hernández (originally published in Spanish in El Común) I was prompted to write this article by yet another sad fatality, the death of British economist John …
Modern Money Consensus Read More‘We are not defenders of the river. We are the river.’ Fisherman, Magdalena River, Colombia From Less is More by Jason Hickel Spring has arrived. After a long, arduous …
Time to aim for better than “normal” Read More“OK…SO WHERE DOES THE FUNDING COME FROM?” It depends on what we are talking about. If we are talking about universal health care, a Job Guarantee, infrastructure work, etc., the …
Have we had enough of market-led dogma yet? Read MoreA guest post by Dirk Ehnts, originally published in German here On Monday, January 29, 1996, Warren B. Mosler, Director of Economic Analysis at III Finance, wrote a message …
Happy 25th birthday, Modern Money Theory! Read More“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too …
The need is to fix the system, not just to provide ‘sticking plasters’ Read More“The rich run a global system that allows them to accumulate capital and pay the lowest possible price for labour. The freedom that results applies only to them. The many …
Just getting by is not enough Read More