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The Government, like the Pied Piper, marches the nation back to Dickensian Britain

29th May 2022

“Please spread the word. We need to end the ‘state is like household’ analogy. The main constraint on govt. spending is the productive capacity and resources in the economy and …

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Journey to the heart of Argentina

16th May 202215th May 2022

By Carlos García Hernández Originally published in Spanish in El Común on 13th May 2022   Between May 2nd and 5th, 2022, I had the opportunity to join economist Warren …

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Cabinet brainstorms quick fixes for the cost-of-living crisis to avoid the real solution

30th April 20222nd May 2022

“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 …

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Running a Modern Money Economy

26th December 2021

Neil Wilson explains how the economy can work for the benefit of the people; how it can be the servant of society rather than its master. Originally published on Neil’s …

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Rendezvous in Mallorca: a conversation with Warren Mosler

19th December 2021

By Stuart Medina Miltimore. Extract from a long interview with Warren Mosler held in Mallorca on October 14, 2021. Originally published by Red MMT in both English and Spanish Inflation …

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Budget 2021 – Those with the least receive only crumbs

31st October 2021

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 – …

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A broken system – where does the buck stop?

26th September 2021

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 …

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If we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it.

19th September 202119th September 2021

‘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, …

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The National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises

12th September 202112th September 2021

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 …

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A Chinese socialist consensus

5th September 20215th September 2021

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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SHolland @sarahollando552 ·
24 Dec

True for the US
True for the U.K.
#MMT @wbmosler
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Tally Sticks @widespreadhaze ·
26 Dec

@grenville_1 @DanielJHannan First government does not spend by printing money.

What makes us richer are the resources that are mobilised by both government and private spending.

At the global level all financial liabilities and all financial assets offset each other, cancelling to zero. What remains are… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004629059410485525

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Tally Sticks @widespreadhaze ·
26 Dec

@DanielJHannan Good question. The answer is simply that our ancestors ran a commodity based currency system: a silver standard. However, for centuries they utilised systems to bypass the silver constraint, such as ‘tallies of pro’. The ancient Exchequer of Receipt was in effect a clearing house… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004597787976257665

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Tally Sticks @widespreadhaze ·
18 Dec

The money comes from MPs votes. It’s called ‘Money from Parliament’.

You are an MP and should know this, it is your job after all.

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Pavlina R Tcherneva @ptcherneva ·
18 Dec

We call on the Indian government to recommit to MGNREGA & its demand-driven access to employment from a human rights perspective. Join me, @JosephEStiglitz, @MazzucatoM, @Ferreras_Isa, @PikettyWIL, @srpoverty, @DarrickHamilton, @Jayati1609 and other experts by signing our letter.

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