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Volunteer-run nonprofit organization committed to the mission of educating others about why understanding macroeconomics together with class-based analysis is essential for working class empowerment.

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#MMT isn’t capitalist apologetics — it’s a description of how sovereign #currency actually works. Pair it with Marxist #classanalysis and you get a clearer view of how the state’s monetary #power shapes struggle. Anastasi lays it out brilliantly. #Marxism #podcast #money #China
State Money, Class Struggle
Anthony Anastasi on how MMT & Marxist class analysis can be complementary when money is understood as a tool of the state rather than an ideology.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Beyond a #wage floor, a #JobGuarantee improves working conditions & benefits. This #MMT backed #PublicPolicy is a tool for community & economic health. Full ep. ft. Anthony Anastasi: realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
January 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM
How can the state’s monetary capacity be used as a tool for #classstruggle rather than a capitalist backstop? Join us Tues. 1/27 @ 8 pm ET for Macro n Chill to listen to & discuss our latest ep. ft. Anthony Anastasi. #LearnMMT #EachOneTeachOne

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January 25, 2026 at 3:13 AM
NEW!! 🎧
MMT & Marxist class analysis can complement each other when 💵 is understood as a tool of the state rather than an ideology. Anthony Anastasi & @austerityismurder.bsky.social take on common Marxist critiques of #MMT & what China’s political economy reveals about monetary sovereignty & power.
Episode 364 - State Money, Class Struggle with Anthony Anastasi
Anthony W. D. Anastasi, an economist based in China, believes that MMT and Marxist class analysis can complement each other when money is understood as a tool of the state rather than an ideology. He ...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Italian #workers didn’t just drift from unions to #fascism. #Gramsci argued it was a #class struggle: thru cultural #hegemony & contradictory consciousness, elites won consent from the people they exploited, reshaping workers’ beliefs, weakening the #left.
📚 Vital listen for organizers!
#podcast
Historian & journalist Vijay Prashad talks with Steve about why Antonio Gramsci still matters. Listeners to this podcast know that ...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
#RayDalio treats sovereign #debt like household. That's not how it works. w/ China’s deflation & weak consumption, Bank of #China head argues "We can create the cash... create the demand" #MMT Ep ft Anthony Anastasi drops Sat 1/24 @ 8AM ET. Find all our ep @ realprogressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
January 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM
#MMT in a nutshell: cost isn't the deficit, but rather idle #resources in society. No #DeficitSpending = #unemployed people + idle capital & land = value that never gets created. Full ep ft Anthony Anastasi drops Sat 1/24 @ 8AM ET #Economics Find all our ep @ www.MacroNCheese.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Why do so many #Marxists dismiss #ModernMonetaryTheory as capital apologia? #MMT is a lens, not an ideology! #JobGuarantee is a superior path vs #UBI to build #WorkingClass power. Ep. ft. @_awda_ drops Sat. 1/24 @ 8AM ET. Find all our ep. @ realprogressives.org/macro-n-cheese/
January 22, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Impactful new piece from @austerityismurder.bsky.social reminding us not to fall short in our analysis of the world in which we live and to be mindful of the underlying power structures that work tirelessly to prevent us from getting a clear view.
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MMT + Class is Vital
(psst, you aren't a capitalist...sorry!)
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January 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
NEW EP!! 🇻🇪 Ricardo Vaz of Venezuela Analysis joins @austerityismurder.bsky.social to talk about the Bolivarian Revolution & unpack how empire, power & propaganda actually work. #Venezuela

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Episode 363 - Venezuela's Unfinished Revolution with Ricardo Vaz
Ricardo Vaz of Venezuela Analysis joins Steve to unpack oil, sanctions, and the Bolivarian Revolution, exposing how empire, power, and propaganda actually work.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Brand new episode!🎙️

Erald Kolasi on why “good institutions” don’t explain why some countries prosper while others struggle. He uses examples from Korea, China & Venezuela to focus on power, imperial alignment, energy, and material conditions that actually shape economic outcomes.
Episode 362 - Debunking the Institutional Theory of Economic Development with Erald Kolasi
Steve talks with Erald Kolasi about why “good institutions” don’t explain why some countries prosper while others struggle. Using Korea, China, and Venezuela, the conversation cuts through surface nar...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
📰🎙️Live now!!
In the first Macro N Cheese ep of 2026, @austerityismurder.bsky.social talks to Shealeigh Voitl & Andy Lee Roth about their annual book, Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2025, uncovering the year’s most vital news stories that corp media ignored or distorted. #ICE #Palestine
Episode 361 - Discernment in the Age of Disinformation with Andy Lee Roth & Shealeigh Voitl
Steve talks to Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth about their annual book, Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2025, uncovering the year's most vital news stories that corporate media ignored or...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
🎙️NEW PODCAST EPISODE!
Political economist Emma Holten talks with @austerityismurder.bsky.social about how mainstream economics erases care work and social reproduction, even though all economic activity depends on them.
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Episode 360 - Care Theory of Value with Emma Holten
Political economist Emma Holten talks with Steve about how mainstream economics erases care work and social reproduction, even though all economic activity depends on them. Emma is author of Deficit: ...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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