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Activist #MMT - podcast

Oct 30, 2019

Welcome to episode two of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Sam Levey (Twitter/@samhlevey) of Deficit Owls (Twitter/@DeficitOwls). In episode one we discussed the state of activism and the MMT community. Today we discuss his new paper entitled "Modern Money and the War Treasury." Instead of a...


Oct 27, 2019

Economists and others assume good faith of our leaders. "If only they knew better." It is likely, however, that some of our leaders (and those behind them) are not acting in good faith. They are using a pretend misunderstanding to prevent us from getting what they need. In some contexts, it is simply necessary to assume...


Oct 21, 2019

 

Today I talk with Sam Levey (Twitter/@samhlevey) of Deficit Owls (Twitter/@DeficitOwls). In part two of our two part interview, Sam and I discuss his new paper entitled "Modern Money and the War Treasury." Instead of a general conversation, we go into the weeds, using the paper as an excuse to learn some basics....


Oct 16, 2019

The one section of my interview with Sam Levey of Deficit Owls (the soon to be released premiere episode of Activist #MMT) that has nothing to do with Modern Monetary Theory. Before becoming an MMT-er, Sam's education and career was audio engineering. Specifically, he mixed live theater performances, something...


Oct 15, 2019

Starting at the 40 minute mark in his May 2019 "Train the Trainers" lecture hosted by Gower Initiative.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVLaH3c3UcY