Money and Banking: Assessing overlaps and differences between SMR and MMT
On April 4, 2020 the AFJM Coffee House hosted Maurice Höfgen. He holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Maastricht (Netherlands) and took the steering group lead
Additions to Bibliography April 2020
This is a list with bibliographic additions to the extensive bibliography, alphabetized and categorized under Academic Sources, MMT Issue, Advocacy, Supporting Studies, Articles, Videos and Background Studies. For additions contact
The Pandemic and the Economy: A Statement of the AFJM Board of Directors, April 15, 2020
The stock market has collapsed. Unemployment is soaring. State and local revenues are plummeting. Covid-19 cases are overloading the healthcare system. Government leaders have shut down non-essential segments of the
Covid-19 Capitalism, Neoliberal Debt & the Need for Sovereign Money
Commentary. Tim Di Muzio [1], Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Economy, University of Wollongong, Australia, April 1, 2020. This is a similar tale to the one experienced by British engineer
The People Want Their Money Back, Part 2: Shifting the Tide of Our Monetary Understanding – A Resolve
By Joe Bongiovanni. AFJM Legislative Action Committee, March 2020. At the very start of the discussion about AFJM Resolution One, On the Establishment of a National Commission of Inquiry into the Monetary
The People Want Their Money Back, Part 1: WHY a National Monetary Commission?
By Joe Bongiovanni. AFJM Legislative Action Committee, March 2020. Over the years, many have questioned the necessity of establishing a Congressionally-mandated ‘Commission’ to inquire into the national money system with the goal
“Dominant Money” by Joseph Huber: A Review and Commentary by John Howell
Introduction. “Dominant Money” is a descriptive paper, not a prescriptive paper. In it the monetary theorist and activist Dr. Joseph Huber describes the change he sees currently taking place in
Greenbacks Not Bailouts Cure for National Emergency
The largest concern of our leaders today is not COVID-19, but rather the trade losses of investors Our economic system is not designed to assist the public in the event
Monetary Reform Brings Together Activists from Separate Silos: AFJM’s First Amateur Radio Offering
Last Monday March 9, three directors of the Alliance For Just Money (AFJM) presented some of the basics of monetary reform on The Access Hour, the weekly free-form radio space
Book on Monetary Reform by Former Governor of the Bank of Spain
Miguel Ordoñez. 2020. Adios a los Bancos. Una Visión Distinta del Dinero y la Banca. Barcelona: Taurus (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial) (Amazon; Amazon.es) On February 20, the book