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Nationalizing Payroll and The Right to a Job with Pavlina Tcherneva
Episode 72
The coronavirus epidemic has brought about an unprecedented level of unemployment and destitution in the US. Without significant structural change, it could affect people’s lives for decades to come.…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Labor Pains with Tschaff Reisberg
Episode 71
Tschaff Reisberg is not only an early proponent of MMT, but is also a union representative with extensive experience in real-world struggles between workers and employers. His story - and that of the…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Revolution H'20: A Discussion with Green Party Presidential Candidate Howie Hawkins
Episode 70
Howie Hawkins is the Green Party’s candidate in the US presidential race. He joins Steve to discuss not only his platform, but the role of third parties in US politics and, of course, economics.
Ste…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Ep 69 - A Legal Framework For a Digital Future with Rohan Grey
Episode 69
In March, Rohan Grey was the guest speaker on a Real Progressives National Outreach Call. He talked about his forthcoming book, Digitizing the Dollar: The Battle for the Soul of Public Money in the A…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Reframing Marx Through Modern Monetary Theory with Nathan Tankus
Episode 68
MMT seems like a natural fit for Marxists so why has there been some resistance to it? MMT explains the monetary system. Period. If we build a post-capitalist society we’ll need to understand how cur…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Ep 67 - A Universal Basic Income vs A Job Guarantee with Claire Connelly
Episode 67
This week we’re bringing back a conversation Steve had with journalist and researcher Claire Connelly in 2017, which explores all the best arguments in the job guarantee vs universal basic income deb…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
The Con with Bill Black, Patrick Lovell and Eric Vaughan
Episode 66
April was the 33rd anniversary of the Keating 5 Savings & Loan scandal, so we brought back our favorite former bank-regulator, Bill Black, to talk about it. It turns out that Bill has been involved i…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Ep 65 - Afterberner: The Progressive Path Forward with Jamarl Thomas
Episode 65
The progressive movement is still coming to terms with the suspension of Bernie Sanders’ campaign and his endorsement of Joe Biden. We decided to check in with one of our favorite people in independe…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Supply Chains and Pandemics with Steve Keen
Episode 64
If you missed our recent episode with Professor Steve Keen, you’ll want to go back and listen to it soon. In January he spoke of the inevitability of disastrous climate crises. Now here we are, a few…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Revolutions and Reconciliations: The Bernie Sanders Movement with Ryan Grim
Episode 63
As The Intercept’s DC Bureau Chief, Ryan Grim is well-positioned to assess the American political scene. This interview took place a few days before Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago