Economics
Richard Murphy
Economics
Richard Murphy – 12 questions about modern money
Economics and money may seem abstract, difficult, and boring. They aren’t. And if you wish to understand anything about politics, they are essential. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management […]
Economics
Richard Murphy: MMT matters because it reveals power – and gives us back the right to choose
Good to see politics being put into MMT Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal as well as blogging at Funding the Future […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – Economic questions: the Thomas Paine question
Paine is a valuable bridge between moral philosophy and democratic economics as the thinker who insisted that political freedom is meaningless without economic security, and that the legitimacy of any society rests on its willingness […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy – Why is it that the rich always seem to win?
Thomas Piketty called it the most important formula in economics: it’s R > G , which means that the rate of return on capital (R) is greater than the rate of growth in the economy […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy – The growth delusion
Martin Wolf of the FT said this week that only economic growth can save democracy. Yet his economics serves only the wealthy. When workers are sacrificed, rents soar, and insecurity spreads, as he demands so […]
National Politics
Richard Murphy – Nationalism – good or bad?
Not long ago some equated nationalism with Nazism. It is time to move on. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal as […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – The power elite has drawn up the drawbridge
We are witnessing a discredited political and economic elite whose last hope is to be beyond the reach of the populace they are abusing. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – This is serious: the price of coffee is rising
This is a trend we shall see much more of in the future. Not only with coffee, but with many food items we take for granted. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Richard Murphy – A Rebel Economist’s Journey
10 September 2025