MMT 101, Part 1
A conversation with Jeff Epstein

Jeff Epstein is a progressive writer and podcaster with Citizens’ Media TV. He ran on the ballot with Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary and as a pledged delegate at the Democratic National Committee. He spends much of his time introducing modern monetary theory (MMT).
Mentioned:
- Twitter: Citizens Media on Twitter + MMT tutorial
- Event: Second International MMT Conference 2018
- Video: Jeff’s MMT 101 at MMT Conference 2018 (Slides)
- Video: Fadhel Kaboub on saving the planet with MMT
- Video: Alan Greenspan expressing MMT
- Topic: Fiat currency
- Person: Ellis Winningham
- Person: Stephanie Kelton
- Person: Bill Mitchell
- Person: Steven Hail
- Person: Scott Fulwiler
- Person: Warren Mosler
- Person: L. Randall Wray
- Article: We Can Pay for a Green New Deal
- Topic: Inflation and hyperinflation
- Topic: NAIRU
- Person: Carl Sagan
- Person: Richard Feynman
- Person: Martin Gardner
- Aphorism: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
- Person: Noam Chomsky
- Video: Manufacturing Consent
- Person: Bernie Sanders
- Person: Edward Bernays
- Book: Propaganda, Edward Bernays
- Article: The Manipulation of the American Mind
- Person: Anand Giridharadas
- Concept: MarketWorld
- Book: Winners Take All, Anand Giridharadas
- Topic: Neoliberalism
- Person: James Meadway
- Podcast: Beginner’s Guide to Neoliberalism
- Person: Nina Turner
- Org: Our Revolution
- Org: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Topic: Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
- Article: Why Is the CBO Concocting a Phony Debt Crisis?
- Topic: Federal Jobs Guarantee FAQ
- Topic: Phillips Curve
- Paper: The Job Guarantee: Design, Jobs, and Implementation
- Topic: Universal Basic Income