I test if the US housing crisis could be solved by taking money from the rich and handing it too the poor. Spoilers ... it would work.

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Is capitalist power built on social sabotage?

Here’s a recording of a talk that got zoom bombed.

An interview on the ‘Platform’ podcast.

In case you missed them, here are the Top 5 posts of the last year.

Ever wondered what trait most affects your income? Turns out it’s your rank in a hierarchy.

I discuss my research on income and hierarchy with Steve Keen and Phil Dobbie

The ‘productivity-pay gap’ has nothing to do with productivity. Here’s why.

What’s your ‘productivity’ when you use a bullshit job as a front to do something creative?