Billionaires won’t leave if we tax them – and even if they do, so what?

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It’s also the ultimate inflation anchor. By setting a fixed wage, the government establishes a stable floor for the value of the currency. Unlike the current cruel system that uses "interest rate hikes" and "forced joblessness" to cool the economy, a Job Guarantee manages price stability through a transition to higher-productivity private work when things pick up. It’s not just a social policy; it’s superior macroeconomic management. #Economics #Econ #PublicPurpose

Discussing the Future of Community Radio: Our new blog post examines the role of community radio within a Civic Media Alliance and its contribution to public purpose. What are the ways we can leverage this medium for social benefit and democratic engagement? Read and join the discussion. #CommunityRadio #CivicMedia #PublicPurpose

https://decentered.co.uk/dcms-symposium-future-of-community-radio/

DCMS Symposium – Future of Community Radio

A symposium is a specialised academic meeting where experts in a particular field convene to discuss specific subjects or topics, present papers, and make recommendations within their area of exper…

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The UK's #communitymedia & #publicpurpose media are at a crossroads. Here I dive into how public policy development needs a major overhaul. The current disconnect with civic society & public authorities leaves crucial social issues unaddressed by our media, It's time for #change

https://decentered.co.uk/decentered-media-podcast-143-we-need-a-civic-and-community-media-alliance/

Decentered Media Podcast 143 – We Need A Civic and Community Media Alliance

In this Decentered Media podcast episode, the pressing need to reformulate policy development for community media and public purpose media in the UK takes centre stage. The discussion opens with a …

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What's the potential of a #CivicMediaAlliance? Do we need civic and public society organisations to come together to influence community media policy, focusing on public purpose and social renewal? Join the conversation and help shape the future of #CommunityMedia #PublicPurpose

https://decentered.co.uk/wanted-a-civic-and-community-media-alliance/

Wanted – A Civic and Community Media Alliance

With the prospect of a change of government in the UK, it is increasingly clear that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) isn’t doing its job properly, and will soon be required to im…

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Portrait of the United States as a Developing Country - Boston Review

Dispelling myths of entrepreneurial exceptionalism, a sweeping new history of U.S. capitalism finds that economic gains have always been driven by the state.

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I’m brand new to #mastodon & here’s my #introduction : 
I live on #Wurundjeri Country in #Melbourne #Australia 
- I live and love #politics #policy #auspol #publicpurpose & work across #government & #academia #university 
- love #reading #literature #currentaffairs #history #historicalfiction
- love #classicalmusic #philipglass #baroque #bach 
- play #doublebass used to play #bass in bands years ago #indi #pop 
- #GenX

"Only by thinking about #digitalplatforms as collective creations can we construct a new model driven by #publicpurpose.

…media stirs up a debate about the need to regulate tech companies, which creates a sense that there’s a war between their interests and those of national governments.

The #digitaleconomy must be subject to the needs of all sides; it’s a partnership of equals where #regulators should have the confidence to be market shapers and #valuecreators."

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611489/lets-make-private-data-into-a-public-good/