New Economic Perspectives

By J.D. ALT The theme and illustrations of this essay are from the new book “Paying Ourselves to Save the Planet.” It might seem, as we observe the U.S. government “instantly” generating ...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/04/standard-money-theory-and-the-coronavirus.html

By J.D. ALT It’s ironic that, at this moment, when the truthfulness and utility of modern money theory (MMT) is being publicly realized—(and even potentially implemented!)—that its singular...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/03/manhattan-project-to-prevent-hyper-inflation.html

By J.D. ALT The last two and a half months I’ve been at work on a new book. As it evolved, I found I was approaching MMT from a new direction—one which made an explanation of MMT much less co...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/03/standard-money-theory.html

Thornton Parker       In the first part of this series, we explained why MMT should be seen as a political problem rather than just an educational one.  In this concluding part, we will dis...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/03/mmt-is-a-political-problem-part-2.html

By Thornton Parker        The way a problem is seen can determine how or even if it gets solved.  When the French engineer, Ferdinand de Lesseps, was picked to build the Panama Canal, he sa...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/03/mmt-is-a-political-problem-part-1.html

By Thornton Parker   The way a problem is seen may determine how or even if it gets solved.  Global warming (GW) and climate change (CC) are going to scramble many ideas about how developed eco...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/02/gw-cc-and-mm.html

By Michael Hoexter, Ph.D. In the final section of this essay, I will look at the combined effect of the conflicts and collusion between the two types of Machiavellian political actors that domina...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/01/21st-century-machiavellians-3-the-clash-of-machiavellians-the-billionaire-class-and-an-anti-machiavellian-politics.html

By Michael Hoexter, Ph.D. While describing the machinations of the Democratic Party Establishment creates an repellent vision of political scheming and ethical compromise, today’s Republican Pa...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/01/21st-century-machiavellians-2-the-gaslighting-neo-fascist-gangsters-of-the-republican-party.html

(This is a 3-part essay divided here into a total of 4 installments, with the first part divided into two) By Michael Hoexter, Ph.D. Attracting Popular Discontent The basic structure of concentri...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/01/21st-century-machiavellians-1-2-elites-view-the-democratic-party-as-a-containment-vessel-for-popular-discontent.html

By L. Randall Wray This blog is based on the testimony I provided to the US House of Representatives. My written statement will be published in the Congressional Record (a version is also at the ...

https://neweconomicperspectives.org/2020/01/statement-house-budget-committee-reexamining-the-economic-costs-of-debt-nov-20-2019.html