Anthony Anastasi
Macro N Cheese
Ep 364 - State Money, Class Struggle with Anthony Anastasi
- Published
- January 24, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 0m
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses We’ve made the case before, but it bears repeating: MMT is a politically neutral, descriptive lens e…
Summary
We’ve made the case before, but it bears repeating: MMT is a politically neutral, descriptive lens explaining the operational realities of a sovereign fiat currency system where the availability of real resources, not money, are the constraint. And Marxism is an analytical framework for understanding class relations and production. The two are not inheren…
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We’ve made the case before, but it bears repeating: MMT is a politically neutral, descriptive lens explaining the operational realities of a sovereign fiat currency system where the availability of real resources, not money, are the constraint. And Marxism is an analytical framework for understanding class relations and production. The two are not inherently opposed. It’s a mistake to dismiss MMT as capitalist apologetics.Steve’s guest is Dr. Anthony Anastasi, an economist teaching at the Sino-B