mikejbeggs.bsky.social
Political economy, history of Australian capitalism (esp. macroeconomic policy), history of monetary theory, unions, socialism, dad jokes, some other stuff
👤 Joined on 29 September 2023
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@mikejbeggs.bsky.social“Today, with conservatives largely in control of the modern Liberal Party, Fraser’s creed of liberalism is anathema. In an interview for Sydney’s Daily Telegraph late last year, Angus Taylor ranked Fraser (along with Malcolm Turnbull) at the ‘back of the pack’ of modern Liberal prime ministers.”
Show PostSetting the "days since an Australian university admitted to wage theft" clock back to 0 news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2026/10...
Show PostAtlanta friends! Come out day after tomorrow--so, Sunday, October 11th, at 4 PM--to see me and @mattpolprof.bsky.social chat about my (and @mikejbeggs.bsky.social and @sunraysunray.bsky.social's!) new book "The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World" at A Cappella Books.
Show Post@sunraysunray.bsky.social, @mikejbeggs.bsky.social, and I are in @jacobinmag.bsky.social today with an essay adapted from the first chapter of The Blueprint, explaining why opposition to capitalism has to come attached to serious answers to concerns about the economic viability of transcending it.
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