Government deficits have gotten a bad rap, says economist Stephanie Kelton. In this groundbreaking talk, she makes the case to stop looking at government spending as a path towards frightening piles of debt, but rather as a financial contribution to the things that matter — like health care, education, infrastructure and beyond. “We have the resources we need to begin repairing our broken systems,” Kelton says. “But we have to believe it’s possible.”
Geopolitics
Peter Oborne – Israeli Settlers Terrorising Palestinians
Peter Oborne reports back from Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where illegal settlers, backed by Israel’s military, are forcing Palestinians off their land with impunity
National Politics
Slavoj Žižek – From Cold War to Hot Peace
Putin’s war of conquest, which has mystified the world and led to great terror, will be discussed in today’s episode through Slavoj Zizek’s article, ‘From Cold War to Hot Peace’.
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie: QE and the bond bubble
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last month because there was a run on the bank and they didn’t have the assets to cover their customers deposits. They were trading insolvent, in other words, even though they […]
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