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What he said ...
Lines of flight necessarily involve architectures of travel and reception. Refusal is always relative—its ontology is not exteriority, but an unfinished and infinitely layered problem of accountability.
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What he said ...
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Russell Vought isn't an evil genius, he's just a circus clown who specializes in chaos. Here, he's caused himself more trouble with his silly, manufactured funding crisis. #stopvought #savecfpb
NEW LAWSUIT: Trump’s budget chief & acting head of CFPB has manufactured a funding crisis to completely defund the agency.
We're challenging the Trump admin's unlawful attempt to stop the CFPB from doing its Congressionally mandated job by starving it of funding.
We're challenging the Trump admin's unlawful attempt to stop the CFPB from doing its Congressionally mandated job by starving it of funding.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Russell Vought isn't an evil genius, he's just a circus clown who specializes in chaos. Here, he's caused himself more trouble with his silly, manufactured funding crisis. #stopvought #savecfpb
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Quick! Call Pete Hegseth! I found another drug boat!
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Quick! Call Pete Hegseth! I found another drug boat!
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Found a drug boat!
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Found a drug boat!
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In this new aesthetic regime, abstraction is repressed, physics reigns supreme, and cinematic movement is reduced to zero-sum displacements of material forces and entities.
JAWS at 50: Birth of the Neoliberal Blockbuster
In honor of the 50th anniversary of JAWS (1975), we are proud to publish a 2020 lecture about Steven Spielberg’s film by Scott Ferguson. Far from a simple celebration, the lecture c…
moneyontheleft.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In this new aesthetic regime, abstraction is repressed, physics reigns supreme, and cinematic movement is reduced to zero-sum displacements of material forces and entities.
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A Forgotten Letter to W.E.B. Du Bois: Monetary Populism and the Scapegoating of Black Political Life
A Forgotten Letter to W.E.B. Du Bois: Monetary Populism and the Scapegoating of Black Political Life
by Will Beaman In July 1934, W.E.B. Du Bois received a letter from an Atlanta resident named Gus Reich. We are excited to share both Reich’s letter and Du Bois’s short reply below. A lay theo…
moneyontheleft.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Forgotten Letter to W.E.B. Du Bois: Monetary Populism and the Scapegoating of Black Political Life
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How awful the thought of oneness… One merging into all and all merging into one. Just think of merging into Herbert Hoover.
-Charlie Chaplin
-Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin’s Modern Times: Pretty Pro-Communist (Essay)
How awful the thought of oneness… One merging into all and all merging into one. Just think of merging into Herbert Hoover. -Charlie Chaplin In 1952, facing harassment from J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, C…
moneyontheleft.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How awful the thought of oneness… One merging into all and all merging into one. Just think of merging into Herbert Hoover.
-Charlie Chaplin
-Charlie Chaplin
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From our archives ...
Scott Ferguson joins Maxximilian Seijo to discuss MMT, eco-fascism and Avengers: Infinity War.
Scott Ferguson joins Maxximilian Seijo to discuss MMT, eco-fascism and Avengers: Infinity War.
Modern Movie Theory (MMT): Avengers: Infinity War
Kicking off a Money on the Left / Superstructure Patreon fund drive, Scott Ferguson joins Maxximilian Seijo to discuss MMT, eco-fascism and Avengers: Infinity War. This premium episode offers liste…
moneyontheleft.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
From our archives ...
Scott Ferguson joins Maxximilian Seijo to discuss MMT, eco-fascism and Avengers: Infinity War.
Scott Ferguson joins Maxximilian Seijo to discuss MMT, eco-fascism and Avengers: Infinity War.
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From our archives ...
Frank Pasquale joins Money on the Left to discuss the legal and monetary politics that will determine the future of automation.
moneyontheleft.org/2020/12/02/n...
Frank Pasquale joins Money on the Left to discuss the legal and monetary politics that will determine the future of automation.
moneyontheleft.org/2020/12/02/n...
December 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
From our archives ...
Frank Pasquale joins Money on the Left to discuss the legal and monetary politics that will determine the future of automation.
moneyontheleft.org/2020/12/02/n...
Frank Pasquale joins Money on the Left to discuss the legal and monetary politics that will determine the future of automation.
moneyontheleft.org/2020/12/02/n...
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"We need to expand the public’s financial toolkit beyond traditional loans to include grants."
Beyond Loans: The Public Grant-Making Bank
By the Money on the Left Editorial Collective Public banking has been gaining traction for years, driven by a growing recognition that our current financial system often fails to serve the public g…
moneyontheleft.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"We need to expand the public’s financial toolkit beyond traditional loans to include grants."
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"Baseline communism [in Graeber's reading] affirms that care is constitutive, but it does so in a way that leans toward institutional unaccountability: it holds the minimal ethic of help outside the very infrastructures through which help is necessarily organized and provisioned."
The Utopia of Refusal: David Graeber, Debt & the Left Monetary Imagination
by Will Beaman & Scott Ferguson Note: David Graeber leaves behind a rich and complex body of work that remains influential for leftist thought and practice. Since his passing in 2020, however, …
moneyontheleft.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Baseline communism [in Graeber's reading] affirms that care is constitutive, but it does so in a way that leans toward institutional unaccountability: it holds the minimal ethic of help outside the very infrastructures through which help is necessarily organized and provisioned."
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We are joined by David I. Backer, associate professor of education policy at Seton Hall University, to discuss his new book: As Public as Possible: Radical Finance for America’s Schools (The New Press, 2025).
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December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We are joined by David I. Backer, associate professor of education policy at Seton Hall University, to discuss his new book: As Public as Possible: Radical Finance for America’s Schools (The New Press, 2025).
moneyontheleft.org/2025/12/01/r...
moneyontheleft.org/2025/12/01/r...
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"While the credit theory explains the mechanics of how all banks create money, current law is designed to punish institutions that act on this reality for the public good; therefore, we must redesign the legal framework to make public grant-making possible."
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bugs bunny is sitting at a table with a purse and stacks of money
ALT: bugs bunny is sitting at a table with a purse and stacks of money
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December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"While the credit theory explains the mechanics of how all banks create money, current law is designed to punish institutions that act on this reality for the public good; therefore, we must redesign the legal framework to make public grant-making possible."
moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/11/b...
moneyontheleft.org/2025/11/11/b...
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Few animate with paint on glass. But Martine Chartrand wanted to do it. So, she flew across the world to learn from the best -- Alexander Petrov.
He mentored her. In turn, she fought to revive his struggling career. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/two-artist...
He mentored her. In turn, she fought to revive his struggling career. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/two-artist...
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Few animate with paint on glass. But Martine Chartrand wanted to do it. So, she flew across the world to learn from the best -- Alexander Petrov.
He mentored her. In turn, she fought to revive his struggling career. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/two-artist...
He mentored her. In turn, she fought to revive his struggling career. We explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/two-artist...
A thoughtful conversation about contemporary Chinese political economy in a global context.
Cc: @austerityismurder.bsky.social
Cc: @austerityismurder.bsky.social
Episode 357 - Socialism with Chinese Characteristics with Yan Liang
Yan Liang and Steve Grumbine apply the MMT lens to China’s economic strategy, capital controls, and global partnerships. This is crucial for anyone serious about anti-imperialism and monetary sovereig...
realprogressives.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A thoughtful conversation about contemporary Chinese political economy in a global context.
Cc: @austerityismurder.bsky.social
Cc: @austerityismurder.bsky.social
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bring back shame, combat vice signaling
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
bring back shame, combat vice signaling
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"Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, the CFPB has not only shut down all investigations into potential law-breaking, it has also been quietly dismissing or rolling back settled enforcement cases." - @jayapal.house.gov #stopvought #savecfpb
Jayapal Demands Answers on Canceled Consumer Protection Actions - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
SEATTLE, WA — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is demanding answers from Russ Vought, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), regarding the Bureau’s ongoing…
jayapal.house.gov
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, the CFPB has not only shut down all investigations into potential law-breaking, it has also been quietly dismissing or rolling back settled enforcement cases." - @jayapal.house.gov #stopvought #savecfpb
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From Jesús Colón, Bernardo Vega, Matias Nieves, Oscar García Rivera to AOC, Julia Salazar, JGR, Tiffany Caban, Alexa Avilés, Claire Valdez:
@elivalentinny.bsky.social reminds us that today's Latina socialist electeds reflect both a new chapter in NYC Latine politics and a reversion to its origins.
@elivalentinny.bsky.social reminds us that today's Latina socialist electeds reflect both a new chapter in NYC Latine politics and a reversion to its origins.
“The beginnings of Latino politics in New York largely embraced a brand of socialism and was principally the domain of Puerto Ricans,” @elivalentinny.bsky.social writes. “This group organized an entire political movement focused on racial and social justice.” citylimits.org/opinion-the-...
Opinion: The Socialist Roots of Latino Politics in New York - City Limits
"The beginnings of Latino politics in New York largely embraced a brand of socialism and was principally the domain of Puerto Ricans."
citylimits.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From Jesús Colón, Bernardo Vega, Matias Nieves, Oscar García Rivera to AOC, Julia Salazar, JGR, Tiffany Caban, Alexa Avilés, Claire Valdez:
@elivalentinny.bsky.social reminds us that today's Latina socialist electeds reflect both a new chapter in NYC Latine politics and a reversion to its origins.
@elivalentinny.bsky.social reminds us that today's Latina socialist electeds reflect both a new chapter in NYC Latine politics and a reversion to its origins.
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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It's time to talk about David Graeber.
The Utopia of Refusal: David Graeber, Debt & the Left Monetary Imagination
by Will Beaman & Scott Ferguson Note: David Graeber leaves behind a rich and complex body of work that remains influential for leftist thought and practice. Since his passing in 2020, however, …
moneyontheleft.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's time to talk about David Graeber.
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Everyone participates in society, but only some participation is counted as contribution.
It’s tempting for post-work traditions to say the problem is formalizing obligation, but really what is absent is a job guarantee framework that takes responsibility for whether all participation is dignified.
It’s tempting for post-work traditions to say the problem is formalizing obligation, but really what is absent is a job guarantee framework that takes responsibility for whether all participation is dignified.
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Everyone participates in society, but only some participation is counted as contribution.
It’s tempting for post-work traditions to say the problem is formalizing obligation, but really what is absent is a job guarantee framework that takes responsibility for whether all participation is dignified.
It’s tempting for post-work traditions to say the problem is formalizing obligation, but really what is absent is a job guarantee framework that takes responsibility for whether all participation is dignified.
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The Paradox of Political Thrift
The Paradox of Political Thrift
By Will BeamanDemocratic endorsement politics around Zohran Mamdani continue to bend in ways that feel at once familiar and strange. A spokesman for House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries brushed off Senato…
moneyontheleft.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Paradox of Political Thrift
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"Neoliberal Public Finance constrains democratic possibilities by perpetuating the idea that money is always private, uncontrollable, & scarce. This ... trains politicians and publics to treat fiscal sabotage as an impersonal event to be managed, not contested."
Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City
Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …
moneyontheleft.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Neoliberal Public Finance constrains democratic possibilities by perpetuating the idea that money is always private, uncontrollable, & scarce. This ... trains politicians and publics to treat fiscal sabotage as an impersonal event to be managed, not contested."
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The UK economy is not like a household, it’s much more like a spaceship with a vat of potato salad instead of a fuel tank and a shark-infested Olympic-size swimming pool instead of sleeping quarters for the crew.
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The UK economy is not like a household, it’s much more like a spaceship with a vat of potato salad instead of a fuel tank and a shark-infested Olympic-size swimming pool instead of sleeping quarters for the crew.
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
The sooner we all wake up to this reality the better.
#PotatoSaladLens
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Many thanks! There’s more here if these ideas are of interest: linktr.ee/robhawkesMotL
My MotL contributions include discussions of Gissing, Wharton, Galsworthy, Larsen, Fitzgerald, & B. S. Johnson. I’m now working on an article on Ripley (and one day I’ll finish the book I’m writing on all this).
My MotL contributions include discussions of Gissing, Wharton, Galsworthy, Larsen, Fitzgerald, & B. S. Johnson. I’m now working on an article on Ripley (and one day I’ll finish the book I’m writing on all this).
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December 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Many thanks! There’s more here if these ideas are of interest: linktr.ee/robhawkesMotL
My MotL contributions include discussions of Gissing, Wharton, Galsworthy, Larsen, Fitzgerald, & B. S. Johnson. I’m now working on an article on Ripley (and one day I’ll finish the book I’m writing on all this).
My MotL contributions include discussions of Gissing, Wharton, Galsworthy, Larsen, Fitzgerald, & B. S. Johnson. I’m now working on an article on Ripley (and one day I’ll finish the book I’m writing on all this).