J. W. Mason – Yes, we can afford a Green New Deal

John Weeks explains why one does not need an economist to understand economics, why austerity in Britain was and is unnecessary, the importance of gilts in a society, and lots more.  

There are troubling signs that the new data-driven economy is inheriting all the same problems as the old one: power imbalances, monopolies and a lack of accountability. Listen here

Listen here Watch accompanying talk at the Watson Institute at Brown University: youtu.be/R-Dxrs7dj0w Central bankers have emerged from the financial crisis as the third great pillar of unelected power alongside the judiciary and the military. […]