News Watch an excruciating interview where Biden's top economic advisor rambles incoherently when asked a simple question Mark Frauenfelder

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

china MMT: when does government deficit spending improve debt-to-GDP ratios? Cory Doctorow

economics A layperson-friendly introduction to MMT, a heterodox school of economics that could finance a Green New Deal Cory Doctorow

books Why are we still treating economics as if it were an empirical science that makes reliable predictions? Cory Doctorow

events Crowdfunding a symposium on a green, postcapitalist economics in Brussels, Nov 11 Cory Doctorow

finance "The People's Money": A crisp, simple, thorough explanation of how government spending is paid for Cory Doctorow

economics Washington establishment freaks out as Modern Monetary Theory gains currency Cory Doctorow

podcasts My MMT Podcast appearance, part 2: monopoly, money, and the power of narrative Cory Doctorow

happy mutants My appearance on the MMT podcast: compelling narratives as a means of advancing complex political and economic ideas Cory Doctorow

Old school In 1943, the chairman of the NY Fed backed Modern Monetary Theory: "Taxes for Revenue Are Obsolete" Cory Doctorow

scholarship Cutbacks caused Brexit: austerity correlates with UKIP membership Cory Doctorow

Business China's "pawn shops" have loaned $43B, mostly secured by real-estate Cory Doctorow

economics A thorough defense of Modern Monetary Theory Cory Doctorow

economics Modern Monetary Theory: why government spending isn't like household checkbooks Cory Doctorow

piketty Modern Monetary Theory: the economic basis for expanded social spending and greater shared prosperity Cory Doctorow

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

Entertainment The mind-bending world of nontransitive dice Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza