Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how i
Why is it, that whilst there are an increasing number of billionaires on the planet, the rest of us
The standard excuse for why states fail is the rampant printing of money. That certainly doesn’
In 1944, at Bretton Woods, 44 countries agreed to make the US dollar the world's reserve currency. T
It’s clear that President Trump lied to the American people about his reciprocal tariffs. Many of th
It’s often the easy excuse on how to fix the problems of wealth inequality - just tax the rich more.
It’s likely that many countries around the world will face import tariffs in retaliation for imposin
Are we kidding ourselves when we talk about an energy transition? Sure, we are using more renewables
Donald Trump is doing everything he can think off to improve the US economy. Tariffs, cutting govern
In a recent podcast Phil suggested that bringing manufacturing home to America won’t necessarily cre
Donald Trump, as the world’s highest profile climate change denier, has famously said, repeatedly, t
Reciprocal tariffs could be coming to every OECD country if we believe everything Donald Trump says.
The new US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently re-iterated the US desire to remain as the worl
Phil asked Steve a lot last week about how bank create money through the loans they issue. But
Steve and Phil have described the island of Coinucopia in previous editions of the podcast. It start
Rachel Reeves, the UK Chancellor, has fallen into the debt-trap argument. She says she is focused on
There are, its estimated, 8.2 billion people on the planet. The UN projects that the world's po
Last week Phil introduced us to the island of Coinucopia, where only a limited supply of gold coins
This week Phil introduces Steve Keen to the fictional island of Cornucopia. It’s a simple place, whe
Elon Musk has been moaning that he pays too much tax. He wants to keep more of the $14 billion
When central banks declare a new interest rate, how does that magic into existence? Steve explains h
