“Basic Economics”
By challenging the assumptions behind market rationality and price mechanisms, we can rethink what “basic economics” really means and who it serves.
Academic
Comparative Analysis of Modern Monetary Theory and Textbook Economics
The current economic framework within which policy is developed seems incapable of addressing climate change. Even policymakers who acknowledge the magnitude of the problem are avoiding real solutions, not knowing how solutions can be funded.
Money Growth Does Not Cause Inflation!
It is conventional wisdom that printing more money causes inflation. The only problem is, it’s not true. That’s not how inflation works.
If You Really Care About Social Security, Stop Capitulating To The Left
Let’s start telling the truth about Social Security. We are educators. So let’s educate people on the basic facts.
Weimar Republic Hyperinflation Through a Modern Monetary Theory Lens
In this article, we dispute the mainstream view that the inflation of the Weimar Republic was caused by a proactive expansion of the stock of money by the German government acting in concert with the Reichsbank.
The Millennials’ Money
Modern fiat money, once it becomes a “visible reality” for more and more people, can’t help but become a force for positive change in our political discourse and collective future.
Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela
When poor countries fall prey to inflation, it’s not because they’re “too socialist.” The rising popularity of modern monetary theory (MMT) has inevitably brought misconceptions.
Stop Using The Term ‘Printing Money’
It’s just a way to give the establishment the tool it needs to stop progress.
Federal Taxpayers Do Not Fund the Federal Government; The Federal Government Funds Federal Taxpayers
Well that title is blunt, isn’t it? I like blunt. That’s why I chose it. As I always say, blunt cuts through bullshit. It’s my bet that it is sure to cause irritation for those persons who play immature games of semantics with the word ‘fund’. Good.
If You Can Deliberately Restrain Federal Spending, You Can Deliberately Expand It
The madness that is neoliberalism must stop. The people must forego their patience and reclaim their governments. They must redirect their government’s spending towards the public purpose and away from the demands of Wall Street.
