• The Black University & Community Currencies
    The Black University & Community Currencies

    In this episode, Money on the Left shares audio from “The Black University & Community Currencies,” a public workshop convened by Professor Andrew J. Douglas at Morehouse College on April 25, 2025. This episode presents Part 1 of the workshop. It features an introduction by Professor Douglas and two panels. The first panel is titled “What is Public Money?” (Delman Coates, Scott Ferguson & Benjamin Wilson. The second asks: “What is the Uni Currency Proposal?” (Scott Ferguson & Benjamin Wilson). 

    The Fall of Saigon, 1975: Fifty Years of Repeating What Was Forgotten
    The Fall of Saigon, 1975: Fifty Years of Repeating What Was Forgotten

    Part 1. On the Courage to Remember The first demonstration I ever went on was at the age of twelve, against the Vietnam War. The first formal history lesson I received came a few months later, when I commenced high school. That day the old history master, Mr. Griffiths, chalked what I later learned was […]

    The Genocide in Palestine Is Powered by Zionism, Not “AI”
    The Genocide in Palestine Is Powered by Zionism, Not “AI”

    We keep hearing that Israel’s genocide in Gaza is “AI-powered.” Many pundits warn that this marks a new era in warfare, the first time that “automated” war has been waged. Foreign Policy declares that “AI Decides Who Lives and Dies.” Vox reports that “AI tells Israel who to bomb.” The Washington Post claims “Israel offers […]

    The Trump Tariffs and the U.S. Labor Movement
    The Trump Tariffs and the U.S. Labor Movement

    A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was established to do this—he sees tariffs as a way for the U.S. to get even.

    On the brilliant Bob McChesney
    On the brilliant Bob McChesney

    Bob McChesney, that prescient seer on the subject of media consolidation and much more, died last month.

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