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DESCRIPTION:** EMAIL STRIKE.DEBT.BAY.AREA@GMAIL.COM FOR ZOOM INFO AFTER JULY 4 
 **\n\nStrike Debt Bay Area proudly hosts a non-technical book group 
 discussion monthly on new and radical economic thinking. Previous readings 
 have included Doughnut Economics, Limits, Banking on the 
 People, Capital and Its Discontents, and How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in 
 the 21st Century.\n\nFor our July discussion we will be reading the first 
 two chapters of 'The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of 
 the People's Economy' by Stephanie Kelton. (Find it at your local bookstore 
 or through this site.)\n\nStephanie Kelton's brilliant exploration of 
 modern monetary theory (MMT) dramatically changes our understanding of how 
 we can best deal with crucial issues ranging from poverty and inequality to 
 creating jobs, expanding health care coverage, climate change, and building 
 resilient infrastructure. Any ambitious proposal, however, inevitably runs 
 into the buzz saw of how to find the money to pay for it, rooted in myths 
 about deficits that are hobbling us as a country.\n\nKelton was chief 
 economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee (minority staff) and an 
 advisor to the Bernie2016 presidential campaign. Kelton is a regular 
 commentator on national radio and television and speaks across the world at 
 large gatherings of people interested in global finance, political economy 
 and public policy. She has superb connections in all areas of print and 
 broadcast national media. Her op-eds have appeared in The New York 
 Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg.\nWe 
 will also be reading two shorter pieces, following up on themes we have 
 taken up in previous readings:\n\n 	The Neoliberal Era is Ending - What 
 Comes Next? by Rutger Bregman\n 	From Banks and Tanks to Cooperation and 
 Caring.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/14/18834225.php
SUMMARY:Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/14/18834225.php
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