Yes, it is. However, the “pay-go” system is one that a progressive House of Representatives will have to get rid of. The reasons for this are (1) the system is […]
Of course, it is better to teach them both these things, but I believe that it is better for now to view teaching about Overt Congressional Financing (OCF) as a […]
Seeking “some education” Jared Bernstein recently asked some questions about MMT (Modern Money Theory).This series is my effort at some answers. Part I is about deficit spending, Part II covers […]
Seeking “some education” Jared Bernstein recently asked some questions about MMT (Modern Money Theory).This series is my effort at some answers. Part I is about deficit spending. Possible Overheating Jared […]
Much of the leverage conservatives and Republicans have over our fate is due to the belief most people hold that federal deficits, the national debt, and the GDP ratio are […]
This post replies to a Facebook post by Erik Rydberg. Thanks for your facebook post. It brings out an important issue. But I agree with some of the critics that […]
In the continuing debate about implementing a health insurance reform that works, much attention is paid to the issue of how many people have been, or are projected to be, […]
It’s important for Real Progressives to “know thine enemy.” Peter G. Peterson has been an enemy of the social safety net since he first appeared in Washington, DC during the […]
This one is about failing democracy and the very fundamental tendency toward oligarchy that is one of the underlying causes of its failure. In the interview I discuss Robert Michels […]
This interview is about what Real Progressives ought to fight for rather than just what we ought to fight against. It is about a policy agenda supporting the dimensions of […]