# economic justice (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover economic justice. Page: Feed: --- ## [Ely, 3 October](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/ely-3-october-2/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As I previously noted on a couple of occasions, we are holding a Funding the Future event in Ely on Saturday, 3 October. More information Read the full article... ## [Infographic: Why do we need economic growth](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/infographic-why-do-we-need-economic-growth/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and the Plus (+) key on your keyboard, your browser should increase the size Read the full article... ## [Memories of 1976](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/memories-of-1976/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The last time I can remember having a summer like the one still in progress was, I think, in 1976. That was the year I Read the full article... ## [Where can young people meet?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/23/where-can-young-people-meet/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In this podcast, I spoke with Thomas Murphy, my son and the videographer and editor behind this channel, about something that matters to his generation: Read the full article... ## [Union Members, Activists Defiant in the Face of Federal Surveillance](https://progressivehub.net/union-members-activists-defiant-in-the-face-of-federal-surveillance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-members-activists-defiant-in-the-face-of-federal-surveillance) _2026-08-22 · Bill · Progressive Hub_ MADISON MCVAN | PORTSIDE The post Union Members, Activists Defiant in the Face of Federal Surveillance appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [The Finance Curse – launch event](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/the-finance-curse-launch-event/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The Finance Curse film is coming: The Finance Curse film gets its first public screening at Sands Film Studio, London, on Tuesday 8th September. The Read the full article... ## [LBC: This morning](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/lbc-this-morning/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I have just finished a live broadcast on LBC Radio with Matthew Wright, discussing whether we should worry about the UK’s national debt approaching £3 Read the full article... ## [What is the economy for?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/profit-capitalism-and-much-more/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I had the pleasure of being a guest on Professor Radhika Desai’s Geopolitical Economy podcast for a discussion earlier this week. The discussion was based on open-minded Read the full article... ## [Understanding Economics: What are the real resources in an economy?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/22/understanding-economics-what-are-the-real-resources-in-an-economy/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Most people think economics is about money. It isn't. Economics begins with something much more fundamental: resources. Every society has limited resources and must decide Read the full article... ## [No Coming Back From Genocide: Israel’s Global Counter-Offensive Has Begun](https://progressivehub.net/no-coming-back-from-genocide-israels-global-counter-offensive-has-begun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-coming-back-from-genocide-israels-global-counter-offensive-has-begun) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ RAMZY BAROUD | Z NETWORK The post No Coming Back From Genocide: Israel’s Global Counter-Offensive Has Begun appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3zcAtcE2nEtY) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers](https://progressivehub.net/union-busters-are-using-ice-to-intimidate-california-wine-industry-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-busters-are-using-ice-to-intimidate-california-wine-industry-workers) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ DAVID BACON | TRUTHOUT The post Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [Observations of a South Florida Poll Worker](https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/observations-of-a-south-florida-poll-worker/) _2026-08-21 · Chuck Epstein · The Progressive Investor_ Being a poll worker is an opportunity to be on the front lines of real voter encounters. Depending on your role as a poll worker, whether it be the Clerk, Ballot Inspector, Deputy, or Quality Checker, you literally are face-to-face with voters. In the recent primary election (held August 18), I volunteered for a 14-hour \[…\] ## [Join us for Session 4 (September 2nd) – Community Arts for Wellness and Belonging](https://neappleseed.org/51582) _2026-08-21 · Eric Garcia-Mendez · Nebraska Appleseed_ Join us as we explore how art, creativity and spaces of connection can help us care for ourselves and imagine a community where everyone belongs. See you at Session 4 : Community Arts for Wellness & Belonging Wednesday, September 2nd, 10:30am-12:00pm CT (9:30-11:00am MT) on Zoom Art gives us ways to express ourselves and imagine \[…\] The post Join us for Session 4 (September 2nd) – Community Arts… ## [The hard problem of economics](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/the-hard-problem-of-economics/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In a recent post, I discussed what is in philosophy termed 'the hard problem'. I did so in the context of recent discussion on ADHD. Read the full article... ## [The madness of monetary policy has to end](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/the-madness-of-monetary-policy-has-to-end/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As the FT notes this morning: The Panama Canal Authority is to limit the number of daily ship transits from September because of a lack Read the full article... ## [Infrographic: Priors](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/infrographic-priors/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I know we have done these before here, but these infographics go to a much wider audience, and I felt this was worth doing: How Read the full article... ## [Will the Bank of England punish us for inflation?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/21/95066/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ UK inflation is rising again, and the danger is that the Bank of England will respond in exactly the wrong way. Inflation is now 2.9%, Read the full article... ## [10% of Nebraska SNAP participants lost because of new paperwork burdens](https://neappleseed.org/51573) _2026-08-20 · Eric Savaiano · Nebraska Appleseed_ The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital support for tens of thousands of Nebraska children, seniors, people with disabilities, working families, and individuals and families who are working low paid jobs or transitioning between jobs. But, in both June and July of this year, Nebraska has broken records for the biggest single month SNAP participation \[…\] The post 10% of… ## [How Wall Street Monetizes Misery and Keeps Consumers in Perpetual Debt](https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/how-wall-street-monetizes-misery/) _2026-08-20 · Chuck Epstein · The Progressive Investor_ The loan and credit industries prey on the desperate who need to buy essentials, and even luxuries to satisfy some desire. These people, average Americans struggling to replace a broken refrigerator, repair an air conditioner, or pay for groceries, are easy prey for lenders of all stripes in the most advanced consumer and advertising-driven society in history ## [Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary](https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/atlanta-sanctuary-zones-ice-police-solidarity/) _2026-08-20 · Stephanie Guilloud · Waging Nonviolence_ This article Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary was originally published by Waging Nonviolence . By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety. This article Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary was originally published by Waging Nonviolence . ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cBfYwmha8TOh) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Thoughts About the “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight” President](https://progressivehub.net/thoughts-about-the-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thoughts-about-the-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-president) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ TOM ENGELHARDT | SUBSTACK The post Thoughts About the “A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight” President appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [U.S. Progressives to Challenge Trump ‘Donroe Doctrine’ at Pan-American Congress](https://progressivehub.net/u-s-progressives-to-challenge-trump-donroe-doctrine-at-pan-american-congress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-progressives-to-challenge-trump-donroe-doctrine-at-pan-american-congress) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS The post U.S. Progressives to Challenge Trump ‘Donroe Doctrine’ at Pan-American Congress appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [Do we need a revolution?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/do-we-need-a-revolution/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Do we need a revolution? This question came up in a podcast I recently recorded with Prof Radhika Desai, which will be published shortly on Read the full article... ## [The hard problem](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/the-hard-problem/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ There is a problem at the heart of the current debate about ADHD. Those who question its reality tend to describe it entirely from the Read the full article... ## [Infographic: University failure](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/infographic-university-failure/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The question for everyone going to university this autumn is not whether you will get to the end of your course, but whether your university Read the full article... ## [Debate Ammunition: Can the USA Go Bust?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/debate-ammunition-can-the-usa-go-bust/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Can the USA Go Bust? Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Whether the US government can Read the full article... ## [Will the USA go bust?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/20/will-the-usa-go-bust/) _2026-08-20 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ There is speculation everywhere, including in the Financial Times, that the USA might go bust within ten years, and that the day of the dollar Read the full article... ## [Oral Health Care Spotlight: LEE](https://neappleseed.org/51518) _2026-08-19 · Freedom Thompson · Nebraska Appleseed_ We know many community members in Nebraska face challenges accessing the dental health care they need, whether it’s the cost, finding a provider, getting preventive care, or receiving ongoing care. Many Nebraskans also experience significant disparities in getting the dental care they need. Meet Lee Lee has worked his entire adult life. At 28, he \[…\] The post Oral Health Care Spotlight: LEE first… ## [While Trump Cuts Food Aid, ICE Sits on $100 Billion](https://progressivehub.net/while-trump-cuts-food-aid-ice-sits-on-100-billion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=while-trump-cuts-food-aid-ice-sits-on-100-billion) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ STEPHEN SEMLER | JACOBIN The post While Trump Cuts Food Aid, ICE Sits on $100 Billion appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [Channel 4 should hang its head in shame: A review of ‘The Great ADHD myth?’](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/channel-4-should-hang-its-head-in-shame-a-review-of-the-great-adhd-myth/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ I watched last night’s Channel 4 documentary, “The Great ADHD Myth?”. The programme was presented by Dr Max Pemberton, who explained he had been a Read the full article... ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uklOZAR12I8V) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [This is nuts](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/this-is-nuts/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As FT Alphaville noted yesterday: In case you were wondering, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. The US economy is propped up by an Read the full article... ## [Infographic: The unreasonable person](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/infographic-the-unreasonable-person/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ How to expand this image If you press CTRL or Command and the Plus (+) key on your keyboard, your browser should increase the size Read the full article... ## [Who is defending us?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/19/who-is-defending-us/) _2026-08-19 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Every Prime Minister says defence is their first duty, and I agree. But defence means more than protection from foreign enemies. Serious threats to people Read the full article... ## [It’s Time to Topple the AI Oligarchy](https://progressivehub.net/its-time-to-topple-the-ai-oligarchy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-time-to-topple-the-ai-oligarchy) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ MILES KAMPF-LASSIN | IN THESE TIMES The post It’s Time to Topple the AI Oligarchy appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [What we learned from a US bus tour of judges](https://wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/judges-bus-tour-free-courts-democracy/) _2026-08-18 · Daniel Miller · Waging Nonviolence_ This article What we learned from a US bus tour of judges was originally published by Waging Nonviolence . A recent bus tour of US judges proves the power of meeting people in their communities to talk about why the rule of law matters in their everyday lives. This article What we learned from a US bus tour of judges was originally published by Waging Nonviolence . ## [Elect Democrats—But Should Hakeem Jeffries Be Speaker If He Rejects Medicare for All?](https://progressivehub.net/elect-democrats-but-should-hakeem-jeffries-be-speaker-if-he-rejects-medicare-for-all/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elect-democrats-but-should-hakeem-jeffries-be-speaker-if-he-rejects-medicare-for-all) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ EGBERTO WILLIES | EGBERTO OFF THE RECORD The post Elect Democrats—But Should Hakeem Jeffries Be Speaker If He Rejects Medicare for All? appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [ADHD is a social construct, but so too is cancer](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/adhd-is-a-social-construct-but-so-too-is-cancer/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The Channel 4 documentary on neurodivergence, fronted by autism and ADHD cynic Dr Max Pemberton, which is widely feared within the neurodivergent community and which Read the full article... ## [Signs of recession?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/signs-of-recession-2/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As the Guardian noted yesterday: Britain’s housing market is locked in its weakest August since 2018, as sellers slash their prices in search of a Read the full article... ## [Neoliberalism, noise and hearing the signal](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/neoliberalism-noise-and-hearing-the-signal/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ As I made clear on this blog last week, I suspect I have both autism and ADHD. I said so after several years of reading Read the full article... ## [Debate Ammunition: Where Are the Jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/debate-ammunition-where-are-the-jobs/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Where Are the Jobs? The Truth About Reform's Welfare Policy Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Read the full article... ## [Where are Jenrick’s jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/18/where-are-jenricks-jobs/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Robert Jenrick says Britain has a welfare problem. He wants millions of people receiving sickness and disability benefits to move into work. But there is Read the full article... ## [TAKE ACTION: Urgent need for stability for Nebraska – Dream & Promise Act](https://neappleseed.org/51554) _2026-08-17 · Darcy Tromanhauser · Nebraska Appleseed_ Congress has failed to meaningfully update our immigration laws in 40 years – leaving Nebraska families, communities, and the systems and services we all rely on with damaging outcomes and uncertainty for many years. Now many more longtime neighbors who have been part of Nebraska communities for decades are losing work status as the administration \[…\] The post TAKE ACTION: Urgent need for… ## [‘Zero Aid to Israel,’ Ro Khanna Declares at Democratic National Committee Meeting](https://progressivehub.net/zero-aid-to-israel-ro-khanna-declares-at-democratic-national-committee-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zero-aid-to-israel-ro-khanna-declares-at-democratic-national-committee-meeting) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ JAKE JOHNSON | COMMON DREAMS The post ‘Zero Aid to Israel,’ Ro Khanna Declares at Democratic National Committee Meeting appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice](https://progressivehub.net/moderates-support-extreme-injustice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moderates-support-extreme-injustice) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Black · Progressive Hub_ NORMAN SOLOMON The post “Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice appeared first on Progressive Hub . ## [Why do banks take deposits?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/why-do-banks-take-deposits/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ To answer a question I am often asked, and which was asked in response to relevant infographics on banks, I offer this: How to expand Read the full article... ## [Jamie Dimon’s choice](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/jamie-dimons-choice/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ These two stories appear next to each other in an FT email this morning: You do not need to read the stories themselves to understand Read the full article... ## [Who is a foreign national? The question Reform needs to answer](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/who-is-a-foreign-national-the-question-reform-needs-to-answer/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ The FT has this headline this morning: Reform UK has vowed to cut £50bn from the welfare bill by slashing benefits for foreign nationals and Read the full article... ## [The repugnance of Robert Jenrick](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/the-repugance-of-robert-jenrick/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ In my post on Robert Jenrick's proposals, made on behalf of Reform, to change UK policy on health and disability benefits, I mentioned my concern Read the full article... ## [Reform wants people off benefits. But where are the jobs?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/reform-wants-people-off-benefits-but-where-are-the-jobs/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ Robert Jenrick MP, the former Tory who now skulks beside Nigel Farage on the Reform bench in Parliament, thinks Britain has what he calls a Read the full article... ## [Understanding economics: What is macroeconomics?](https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08/17/understanding-economics-what-is-macroeconomics/) _2026-08-17 · Richard Murphy · Funding the Future_ What is macroeconomics, and what does it tell us about how an economy really works? In this episode of Understanding Economics, I explain why macroeconomics Read the full article...