Heiner Flassbeck – Germany: Speechlessness is not politics – reflections at the turn of the year

Thomas Piketty calls for an annual wealth tax, in addition to a progressive income tax and inehritance tax. Not only in the USA, but in Europe as well. Read here

Bill Mitchell/Warren Mosler provide a great primer on Modern Monetary Theory, and a reminder of 25 years of thinking/observation that’s gone into what’s become a precise body of work. Read here

Mitchell looks at a report by the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy concerning the challenges of achieving “good work”. Read here