In the end, it is not the rage of our critics that we have to concern ourselves with. It is the silence of our friends that allow this anti-intellectualism to destroy people who have fought round the clock to bring these truths to life.
With this kind of leadership, it is no wonder the Democrats lost House seats in the highest turn out election of all time.
Let’s start telling the truth about Social Security. We are educators. So let’s educate people on the basic facts.
We live in a market society with little chance we shall ever live in anything else and, as such, whatever we hope to accomplish will have to be accomplished within the framework of market society norms.
Admit that taxes don’t “pay for” anything and that all government spending is paid for in one way and one way only—the Federal Reserve credits the appropriate bank accounts.
“Now, the rest is up to us because we are responsible for each other and to each other.
We are responsible to the future, and not to Chase Manhattan Bank.”
Ashley Burke explains how housing organizers and community activists can use the MMT framework as one tool to make their dream a reality.
I promise to stop when the battle is won. Until then, here’s another attempt to improve understanding and shift our broken thinking about government “deficits.”
In this issue we highlight PRIDE Month and our Equality Pillar as well as top news, MMT Counterstrikes, and a selection of Real Progressives’ best original content.