Author:Matt Bruenig
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Create a Public Bank by Renationalizing Ally Financial
The postal bank is a good idea but it could be done differently.
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“Do We Want the Government in This Business at All?”
A weak argument against state-owned enterprises that should be retired.
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New South Wales Launches My Community Dividend Program
An experiment in combining a social wealth fund with participatory budgeting.
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Allowing Shareholders to Opt Out of Political Spending
The special dividend approach has a problem, but I think I have a solution.
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Musings on the Meaning of Democratic Socialism
My take on what democratic socialism is and is not all about.
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Low Income Workers Really Do Struggle to Cover Rent
Even the lowest-rent units are generally out of reach at the minimum wage.
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What’s Behind the Decline in Women Working?
Latino immigration has increased the number of stay at home wives.
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Do Nordic Countries Really Have Less Regulation?
Heritage and the World Bank measure mostly meaningless things.
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Michael Hiltzik’s Strange Critique of My Social Security Idea
Hiltzik brings the word games, accounting gimmicks, and so much more.
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A Fun Way to Solve Social Security Insolvency
Just have the Fed give them a bunch of Treasury bonds.