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 […]
Seeking “some education” Jared Bernstein recently asked some questions about MMT (Modern Money Theory). This series is my effort at providing some answers. Sorry, but no there’s no agreement on […]
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 […]
The Puerto Rico natural disaster has been commented on extensively in the Press and alternative media. For example: Jeff Spross in The Week; Over the long term, Puerto Rico should […]
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 […]
Well, it just so happens, that it can order the Federal Reserve to do that. It’s just that not everyone knows that it can. And among those that know, there […]
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 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 […]
This is a Real Progressives interview on defending and expanding safety net programs, Medicare for All, negotiating with the Republicans in a way that always produces measurable and visible gains, […]