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Educating the People about what is possible with modern public money systems. t.co/ycmaRJJmRD

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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're showing 'Finding the Money' w/ @mainedsa.org next week on Oct. 1 in Portland, ME! Come watch and chat with us about how to end the scarcity myth surrounding public money so that we can build a better & more just world. actionnetwork.org/events/movie...
Move night. Finding the Money. 1 October 2026. Maine DSA Office, Portland, Maine
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thanks to @reynoldfnesiba.bsky.social & Augustana University's Dept. of Economics for organizing this month's screening of 'Finding the Money' in Sioux Falls, SD. 119 people in attendance! That's a lot of ppl who are harder to convince that we can't "afford" progressive federal policies.
Dozens of people in a dark theatre watching a film.
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Modern Money Lab @modernmoneylab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rising bond yields are mainly a function of expectations about rising policy interest rates. There are some other minor factors, but it has nothing to do with a collapse in the USD, default risk or anything like that. If the USD collapsed, the following line would be steeply downward sloping.
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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Saas and Harvey trace how MMT emerged not merely as a set of first principles, balance-sheet descriptions, and policy prescriptions, but also as a deliberate discursive and rhetorical intervention against dominant neoclassical paradigms and institutions. moneyontheleft.org/2026/09/01/a...
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Modern Money Lab @modernmoneylab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"there is now an online master’s degree in sustainability (offered by Torrens University) that uses as its core economic theory one derived from Post Keynesian economics and MMT." Thanks to Saas and Harvey, for this reference to our course. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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A Rhetorical History of Modern Money Theory
Over the course of its development across three decades, the heterodox school of political economy known as Modern Money Theory (MMT) progressed from a state of total obscurity to widespread notori...
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's still time to register for next week's screening + discussion of 'Finding the Money' at Sioux Falls State Theatre on Tuesday 9/1! Register to attend: prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pag...
Poster for Finding the Money at Sioux Falls State Theater. Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 6:30 pm.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
. @benmckenzie.bsky.social's film "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money" reminds us that crypto is non-financial software that pretends to be money. Fraudsters prey on the people drawn to it's false promises. But real money – safe money – is public money. We the People can shape the USD to our needs.
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Watch | Global Screening Event — Everyone Is Lying To You For Money
Watch the special global streaming event celebrating Everyone Is Lying to You for Money.
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Scott Ferguson @videotroph.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I'm thrilled to announce that my very first heterodox economics article has been published in the Journal of Economic Issues. See the thread below for a sneak peek at what I argue. 1/7 🧵
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Endogeneity without Exception: Modern Monetary Theory and the Promise of Heterodoxy
This article proposes novel definitions of endogenous and exogenous money. Such definitions are designed to eschew heterodoxy’s underexamined tendency to equate money’s endogeneity with the operati...
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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you have been meaning to check out all that Money on the Left stuff and don’t know where to begin… here’s a place to begin!
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Two new 'Finding the Money' film screenings & discussions coming up! Come learn how we can use our public money systems to promote economic justice. Sioux Falls, SD, Sept. 1 - w/ Augustana U Econ Dept: prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pag... Englewood, NJ, Sept. 2: bccls.libcal.com/event/17310762
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need more public banks! Our friends @moneyontheleft.bsky.social & @mainepeople.bsky.social recorded an easy-to-follow chat about how public banks can help cities and states save money and fund things that make life better and more affordable. Thanks for the shoutout, @mainebeacon.bsky.social!
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Rob Hawkes @robbhawkes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It was a real pleasure to discuss public money and public banking with Gus @mainebeacon.bsky.social and my @moneyontheleft.bsky.social colleagues @greenbackbetter.bsky.social and @publicporpoise.bsky.social. Big thanks to @mmlusa.bsky.social for putting us in touch!
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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Okay THANK YOU to Gus at @mainebeacon.bsky.social and my @moneyontheleft.bsky.social colleagues @publicporpoise.bsky.social and @robbhawkes.bsky.social. And thank you also to @mmlusa.bsky.social. This was a great conversation and I hope you'll listen and share with loved and hated ones alike! ✨
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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
C'mon Joe, let's keep up with the reading.
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It’s Time to Start Talking About MMT Again
MMT on hard mode.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's time to move past the federal money myths that the billionaire class & corrupt politicians use to convince Americans we can't have nice things. Join us for a free screening + discussion of 'Finding the Money' in #PortlandMaine & #Baltimore this month! www.modernmoneylab.org/calendar
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Event Schedule — Modern Money Lab
Upcoming and past in-person and virtual events hosted by Modern Money Lab U.S. and partner organizations.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Hey #Maine! If you're in the #Portland area, join us @ SPACE on July 12 to watch "Finding the Money" and discuss how to fight the oligarchy + make life better and more affordable for the working class. events.humanitix.com/finding-the-...
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Finding the Money: Film Screening + Discussion @ SPACE
Join other locals for a screening and discussion of "Finding the Money", a film about how our public money system can promote social and economic justice.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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.
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MMTUK Policy Research Group @mmtuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"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
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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.
Film poster. Text: Finding the Money – There's another side to the national debt.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"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...
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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
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Office Hours — Modern Money Lab
Want to chat with us about the practical intersection of policymaking and modern money systems? Need help framing an idea or designing a bill in order to make it economically sound? Drop into one of o...
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In 1966, Dr. #MartinLutherKing Jr. along with Bayard Rustin and A. Phillip Randolph, unveiled the "Freedom Budget for All Americans".
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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...
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Who should pay for public services?
The left needs a better, more ambitious message when it comes to taxation, argues Jason Hickel.
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Modern Money Lab @modernmoneylab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. | Anything we can do, we can afford.
Our mission at Modern Money Lab U.S. is to educate people about what is possible with a basic understanding of how modern public money systems work.
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Modern Money Lab U.S. @mmlusa.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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
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Modern Money Lab U.S. | Anything we can do, we can afford.
Our mission at Modern Money Lab U.S. is to educate people about what is possible with a basic understanding of how modern public money systems work.
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