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Ep 190 - Billionaires As Policy Failure Factories with Cory Doctorow
Episode 190
Cory Doctorow writes when he’s anxious. He has eight books coming out soon. Yep, it’s been a tough couple of years.
The number of upcoming books gives…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep 189 - A New Labor with Liz Medina
Episode 189
Some of the more, um, senior members of the Macro N Cheese team can remember a time when the Democratic Party supported labor and the union movement.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Moral Economies And Money with Jakob Feinig
Episode 188
When Jakob Feinig speaks of moral economies, he’s talking about we, the people – the currency users – and how we relate to the institutions that issu…
3 years, 10 months ago
When the Systems Fail Us with Latasha Holloway
Episode 187
**Every episode of Macro N Cheese is accompanied by a full transcript and an “Extras” page of additional resources. Find them at realprogressives.org…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Power of Organizing with David Van Deusen
Episode 186
David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, talks to Steve about their radical ten-point program, adopted in 2019. In th…
3 years, 11 months ago
Please Look Up with Jason Hickel
Episode 185
Near the start of this episode, Jason Hickel raises Noam Chomsky’s position that the urgency of the climate crisis is so dire it will have to be deal…
3 years, 11 months ago
Is Geoengineering the Answer to Climate Crisis? with David Keith
Episode 184
We often talk about climate change on this podcast. The IPCC deadline is hanging over our heads like the sword of Damocles. This week Steve talks to …
3 years, 11 months ago
Imports, Exports and Empire with Bill Mitchell
Episode 183
In a recent episode of Macro N Cheese, Steve spoke with a guest about the MMT view of exports as a benefit and imports as a cost. There ensued some d…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Citizens' Ledger with Robert Hockett
Episode 182
Robert Hockett joins Steve to talk about his latest book, The Citizens’ Ledger: Digitizing Our Money, Democratizing Our Future. The episode is right …
4 years ago
Ep 181 - Cloudmoney with Brett Scott
Episode 181
At first glance, HBO’s new documentary series The Anarchists looks like fun. It’s got the sexy circle-A symbol in the title and… Well, at second glan…
4 years ago