The Roundup #8

MMT, community power, and the AI bubble

Welcome to another episode of my Substack podcast, The Roundup!

This week, I’ll be reading the following articles for you:

On MMT

Does the left want paternalistic technocracy, or democratic socialism?

Locals built the landscape. Now, they want a stake in its future.

In the slate valleys of north Wales, a group of community organisers, councillors and researchers are taking on one of the region’s most powerful companies – and taking back control of their place.

What I Read this Week: The AI bubble (again)

There’s too much debt, and not enough end demand.

Here’s the graph I referenced in the last piece:

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