Dec 31, 2020
Welcome to episode 61 of Activist #MMT. Today is part four of my five-part conversation with one of MMT’s original developers, Mathew Forstater. Mat continues telling his many varied stories from the history of MMT, heterodox economics, and his long career.
Today’s conversation is highlighted by a detailed story of...
Dec 24, 2020
Welcome to episode 60 of Activist #MMT. Today is part three of my five-part conversation with one of MMT’s original developers, Mathew Forstater. Today, Mat and I start with a light-hearted conversation about music, parenting, Twitter, and the book club his two sons gave him for his birthday this year. He then...
Dec 17, 2020
Welcome to episode 59 of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with Marxist academic and blogger, Jim Kavanagh. Jim has taught at Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, and Wesleyan universities. He was also a regular guest on the internet radio show Loud and Clear with Brian Becker and John Kiriakou. He is...
Dec 10, 2020
Welcome to episode 58 of Activist #MMT. Today I talk with Marxist academic and blogger, Jim Kavanagh (Twitter/@thepolemicist_). Jim has taught at Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, and Wesleyan Universities. He was also a regular guest on the internet radio show Loud and Clear with Brian Becker and John Kiriakou. He is...
Dec 3, 2020
Welcome to episode 57 of Activist #MMT. Today is the second part of my two-part conversation with Pakistani PhD economist, Asad Zaman (wiki, personal website). Today, Professor Zaman first talks about what Islamic Economics is, how it compares to MMT, and how mainstream economics makes Islamic Economics impossible. He...