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Here we are again, at the beginning of yet another year. Let’s hope it is an improvement on the last. The highlights of this past year have been two events …
The Gower Intitiative for Modern Money Studies newsletter – January 2025 Read MoreDetails have updated. Make sure to look at the Conference Page for the latest information. The University of Leeds July 15-17, 2024 CALL FOR PAPERS (Submissions Deadline: Friday March 1, …
Inaugural UK Modern Monetary Theory Conference Read More‘Growth is one of the stupidest purposes ever invented by any culture. We’ve got to have an ‘enough’. Always ask growth of what, and why, and for whom, and who …
Humanity sits at a crossroads as politicians re-sell the politics of public austerity Read MoreThe story behind Fiat Socialism By Carlos García Hernández “It’s not three, it’s four” – I remember distinctly when I had that thought. Intuition hit me. I was writing A …
Dalet Read MoreKnowing can be a curse on a person’s life. I’d traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn’t know which one was heavier. Which …
Keynes’ wisdom still stands; “Anything we can actually do we can afford.” Read More“When people live in a fair, caring society, where everyone has equal access to social goods, they don’t have to spend their time worrying about how to cover their basic …
Collapsing services and neglected people in a disintegrating society that could be thriving Read MorePhil Armstrong ‘It’s the same each time with progress, First, they ignore you, Then they say you’re mad, Then Dangerous, And then there’s a pause, And then you can’t …
‘Tombstone for a Tombstone’: Dealing with the ‘bad science’ behind mainstream criticism of MMT Read MoreA new book from Edward Elgar Publishing in association with GIMMS. The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies is pleased to announce that its book “Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, …
Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers Read More“The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It …
Here we go for another round of Conservative musical chairs! But outside the circus, life remains bleak. Read More“MMT is fully consistent with the notion that those who opposed government (deficit) spending for public purpose, might gladly embrace such spending if only directed towards subsidizing and ‘derisking’ the …
At the crossroads of change, leaders cling remorselessly to the catastrophe of the status quo. Read More