In Europe, riots occur on a nearly daily basis, and the police seem as beleaguered as the unemployed masses are desperate. I recently had this exchange with Warren Mosler, one of the co-founders of the Modern Monetary Theory Movement:

SB: Is it possible for Euroland not...

Americans of all political beliefs have been told repeatedly that America is broke, that something must be cut and/or taxes raised or we will drown in debt. While the debt is real, it pales in comparison to the tens of trillions available to us... if we know where...

I was happy to be interviewed by Public Access TV host Lou Puliafito. We talked about Geoism/Georgism, greenbacking, and state banking. It was a lot to get in in under half an hour, but these are all important topics for our perilous economic times. I hope you will have a...

Last week's payroll number -- 69,000 -- was one of the worst since the depths of the economic crisis in late 2008-early 2009. The official unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent, but the rate, as measured the way it was before all the gimmicks of the 1990s...

Why are President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton seemingly so bereft of ideas on how to handle Iran's nuclear ambitions?

I'm not going to waste time in proposing, as so many editorialists do, a change in "tone" or for more "respect." Of course we need to incorporate both...

Recently, the Huffington Post reported that:

"A Freedom of Information Act request filed by The Huffington Post with three separate federal agencies reveals that on at least 16 separate occasions, Bachmann petitioned the federal government for direct financial help or aid. A large chunk of those requests were...

People who have taken some alternative economics classes, read some alternative economics books (e.g. Henry George, Ellen Brown, Stephen Zarlenga, etc.), often ask me, "Now that I've read/learned there are better ways to do things, how do I broach the subject with people? I am eager to get the good...

I first met Dr. Mohanty through a personal friend. As we talked, it became clear he was well versed in Georgist economics, and even better, was in a great position to do something about it. Dr. Mohanty graciously agreed to a written interview, and then a follow-up during late May-early...

Are the poor also poor credit risks? Since 1976, Professor Muhammad Yunus, head of the rural economics program at the University of Chittagong, has said an emphatic "NO!" through his creation of micro-credit Grameen Bank. Now, that same model that has worked so well in Bangladesh and other third world...

Last March, Ben Bernanke wrote:

The Federal Reserve believes it is possible that, ultimately, its operating framework will allow the elimination of minimum reserve requirements, which impose costs and distortions on the banking system.

So, the Fed is on record as saying we ought to move to a...

Frankly, I didn't think it would be so easy.

About two months ago, shortly after the election, I took The New York Times interactive "Budget Puzzle: You Fix the Budget" challenge, which lists about 40 choices similar to those Congress faces when deciding what to cut. I thought the...

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This article was formerly titled: Interview With Canadian Green Party Politicians Erich Jacoby Hawkins and John Fisher

Not all the answers to our political and economic difficulties will come from the traditional Democratic or Republican parties -- indeed, many will say that most of the productive...

I recently read an article right here on Huffington Post that really made my blood boil; it is so full of the usual establishment descriptions about the economy: We are broke! The States are going Bankrupt! There is nothing to be done but to raise taxes and cut...

Noted monetary reformer, Stephen Zarlenga spoke to a standing-room only crowd at the New York City Henry George School on December 6th for two hours, followed by a well-attended dinner at our regular restaurant, Zana's, where we got to question him in more detail. You can read about the act...

Israel, whether it chooses to acknowledge it or not (or we do), is heading toward a one-state solution, one that includes the Palestinians as part of their citizenship. They may wish the Palestinian problem would go away. But their Arab neighbors have no reason, nor inclination, to accept millions of...

These days, Economic Reform groups have replaced Stock Investment clubs as the trendy thing to join. After two 50% crashes in the three major indexes (Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq), it is unsurprising that people burned by stagnant employment, opportunities, and wages for years would rise to the occasion by promoting...