Exciting stuff happening in Seattle! @moneyontheleft.bsky.social rightly advocate for "looping" the interest on state/local gov't borrowing back into communities using public banks. We shouldn't have to send our hard-earned money to rich ppl on Wall Street just to operate basic public services.

Educating our collective desires is how we will improve everyone's lives. Our public money systems can create a wellbeing economy + universal access to basic needs. So we're organizing with folks across the U.S. and empowering working people to demand what we all deserve. www.modernmoneylab.org

Fossil fuel stocks are exploding in response to the war on Iran. Who stands to benefit? The richest of the rich. Who stands to lose? All of us who have to pay higher prices for energy and a new round of sellers' inflation.

"Every single country could afford this type of program." Daniel Kostzer explains why a Job Guarantee is counter-cyclical: it shrinks when the economy grows and expands when needed most. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee #JobGuarantee #MMTUK #MMT

Starting next week, MML U.S. is hosting its 1st public events in the D.C. area. Both events are screenings of "Finding the Money" + discussion of the film’s insights into our country’s money system & how those insights can help us build a better future for working-class people.

"Precarity so defines the human experience... I think it is absolutely essential that we have a decency floor." - @ptcherneva.bsky.social We need a decency floor in America. We need a Federal Job Guarantee as a *standard feature* of the U.S. labor system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDq...

There's not a lot of straight talk when it comes to public money. That's why we're launching weekly Office Hours: to give the right people the guidance they need to ensure our public money system promotes fairness and affordability. www.modernmoneylab.org/office-hours

In 1966, Dr. #MartinLutherKing Jr. along with Bayard Rustin and A. Phillip Randolph, unveiled the "Freedom Budget for All Americans".

We need a better, more ambitious message when it comes to taxation. The rich *do not* fund our public services. We do. My latest for New Internationalist. newint.org/equality/202...

Modern Money Lab started in Australia. Last year, Modern Money Lab UK organised a conference. Modern Money Lab Europe is just getting going. We are SO proud today to announce that our students, graduates and friends have just launched Modern Money Lab USA.

Modern Money Lab U.S. is live – and now on Bluesky! Check out the resources and offerings on our website, and join our mailing list to stay updated. We have big plans! www.modernmoneylab.org