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Who Was Poor In 2016 And Why Our System Keeps Failing Them

Matt Bruenig September 12, 2017

Capitalism drives poverty and only the welfare state can fix that.

Models For Worker Codetermination In Europe

Peter Gowan September 8, 2017

Workers should have a say in how their companies are run.

Mapping The Terrain Of The Single Payer Discourse

Matt Bruenig September 6, 2017

Ideas for transitioning from our current system to single payer.

Happy Labor Day. Let’s Eliminate “Right-To-Work” Laws.

Matt Bruenig September 4, 2017

We already know how to empower labor unions. It is time to do it.

How To Fix Our Failed Policy Support Institutions

Matt Bruenig August 30, 2017

Privately-funded think tanks are not the only way to do policy.

How Norway’s State Manages Its Ownership Of Companies

Matt Bruenig August 27, 2017

Norway shows how active socialized ownership could work.

What Does The Stock Market Do For Workers’ Wages? Nothing

Melissa Smith August 24, 2017

When stocks go up, ordinary workers’ wages do not follow.

Norway’s Social Wealth Fund Grows To $1 Trillion

Matt Bruenig August 23, 2017

The fund now holds $192,000 for every Norwegian citizen.

Tackling Wealth Inequality Like A Swede

Peter Gowan and Mio Tastas Viktorsson August 21, 2017

Rudolf Meidner’s plan to socialize Swedish industry is still relevant today.

Index Funds Are A Proof Of Concept For Market Socialism

Matt Bruenig August 17, 2017

Index funds are a form of collective ownership of the means of production.