As The Guardian reported this week: The Trump administration has refunded about $100bn from the tariffs it collected before the US Supreme Court ruled them illegal,
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Is the US economy shrinking?
News released in the USA yesterday suggests that Donald Trump is not getting everything that he desires from his Department of Labor. That desire is
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Understanding economics: a new video series
I mentioned a few days ago that I was planning a video series that would, over time, provide an introduction to many of the key
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Understanding Economics: What is economics?
Most people think economics is about money. It isn’t. Economics is about how society organises itself to meet people’s needs and help everyone thrive. In
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Is the London Stock Exchange irrelevant now?
As rarely as looking at a stopped clock when it is telling the right time, the Daily Telegraph does sometimes have an interesting message to
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Medicine, autonomy, urgency and the politics of care
My recent hopes that my kidney stone had gone away have turned out to be misplaced. My latest tests show that I do, in fact,
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Infographic: MMT
I should stress that, as with all infographics, the views expressed reflect my work and not necessarily those of others. The above infographic replaces an
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Debate Ammunition: Is Corporate Power Losing Its Grip on Politics?
THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Is Corporate Power Losing Its Grip on Politics? Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Whether the
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Is corporate power losing its grip on politics?
Has corporate money begun to lose its grip on American politics? In this video, I examine the extraordinary result of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary,
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