The Archive

Economists Stephanie Kelton and Rohan Grey take Jon down a Modern Monetary Theory rabbit hole, where they learn that the Fed could actually do a lot more than it is.

When economist and Fed exec Thomas Hoenig told Jon on this podcast that printing money was a bad idea, economists Stephanie Kelton and Rohan Grey took to the internet to start an Economist Battle (it’s more fun than it sounds). Now they’re here to tell Jon about a new approach to economics called Modern Monetary Theory, and why printing money maybe isn’t so bad after all. But first, Jon discusses trespassing bears and the current situation in Ukraine with staff members Tocarra Mallard, Alexa Loftus, and Deniz Cam.

Guess what? Inflation doesn’t just happen by itself. Companies decide to raise prices, and they tell you what they’re doing right in their earnings calls. Jon talks with economist Lindsay Owens about how companies are driving inflation behind the scenes — and it involves the meatpacking mafia, but you didn’t hear it from us.

We’re doubling up the content — and the problems. Jon welcomes inflation expert Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, to discuss greedy CEOs jacking up prices. Then Jon talks with Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, about racial injustice in America today.

Money is basically a lie we tell ourselves so the world doesn’t implode. In this week’s podcast, Jon talks to economist and former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Thomas Hoenig to get to the bottom of our national debt.

You've probably heard that inflation is getting worse—and not just from your grandpa who remembers when soda cost a nickel and movies were movies. Jon talks with Thomas Hoenig, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, about how the Fed has destroyed everything we hold dear. Jon is joined by staff writers Alexa Loftus and Kasaun Wilson to discuss the news of the week, including Rand Paul’s TV subscriptions and the gymnastic abilities of skunks.

Now here's a crowdfunding effort you can get behind...

The billionaire space race. Starring Jason Alexander, Adam Pally, Tracy Morgan, and Ricky Gervais.

Corporations are mooching off of the government while keeping their workers in poverty wages and creating a wealth divide. But ... I LIKE THEM!

Why are billion dollar corporate bailouts the American status quo, but bailing out struggling people is a socialist nightmare? It's almost like the priorities of this country are a little skewed...

LeVar Burton is here to talk about how the American economy works! Hint: it's bad.

How can we shift the balance of the economy to help the working class? Jon sits down with Amy Jo Hutchison, Magaly Licolli, Darrick Hamilton, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin to discuss.