Currently I have three special interests and few filters:
queer polyamorous healing sex headcanon-happening in the Horizon game series and Hozier's music (not involving the artist himself) that I write way too many words about, and some people seem to like
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Modern Monetary Theory and how it can empower us to defeat Moneyland and the horrifying corruption inflicted on us by Corporate Capitalist Empire (which needs to end) (see starter pack resource list below). If you’re not into that, you can block the tag “End Empire”
a lens of understanding interpersonal (and systemic) conflict through Empathy and Collaboration, or people (and systems) that are Empathy-Challenged and Non-Collaborative (this one is sort of my day job so I’m not revealing it here but I left pretty big clues I guess)
Modern Monetary Theory starter kit
Planet Money short and easy episode explaining MMT
We rethink everything we know about government spending, taxes, the nature of money... All of it.
Stephanie Kelton (economist) explains a bit about MMT in a TED talk
Stephanie Kelton’s book The Deficit Myth
I felt like it was a pretty quick and understandable read but I would love feedback from others
About The Deficit Myth Vice-president Dick Cheney famously boasted, “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.” He was wrong. Deficits do matter,
A four-part podcast unpacking MMT by reviewing The Deficit Myth and adding extra context. (Not great audio quality 😢😣)
Get more from The MMT Podcast on Patreon
a book to understand Money more generally
(although, I think Jacob got the difference between currency and ledgers wrong; ledger economies (e.g. the Inca) are still "Money" because that's effectively what we have now with online banking)
The co-host of the popular NPR podcast Planet Money provides a well-researched, entertaining, somewhat irreverent look at how money is a mad
Moneyland and Corporate Capitalist Empire starter kit
Oliver Bullough's investigative works in book form; start with Moneyland
"The most eye-opening book that you'll read all year... A must read for anyone who wants to understand how the real world of wealth works."
and, I'm not joking, this book will teach you five things about astrology and 5,000 things about Western paradigm of corporate/Christian exploitation
Tapping into the political power of magic and astrology for social, community, and personal transformation. In a cross-cultural approach to
A World Without Borders Exists But It's Not For You
There is a world without borders, where laws don't apply, you don't have to pay taxes and you can literally get away with murder, but if you're not there, it's not for you. That place is Moneyland. #moneyland #jadetalkstravel #oliverbullough #moneylandbook
Moneyland by Oliver Bullough
Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back
Moneyland explains how rich people get away with murder, not paying taxes, stealing and plundering billions; all whilst having the freedom to live anywhere they please.
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I first learnt of Oliver Bullough when he was interviewed on ABC’s Breakfast News program (in Australia) to discuss his…
Moneyland : Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back by Oliver Bullough, 2019: democracy is eating itself, inequality is skyrocketing, the system is breaking apart. Why?
Because in 1962, some bankers in London had an idea that changed the world. That idea was called ‘offshore’. It meant that, for the first time, thieves could dream big. They…
