MMT Forum: Background Reading

In advance of our upcoming forum on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) this Sunday, October 3rd, our panelists have assembled a helpful list of background materials to ground your understanding of MMT before our discussion. While Voices for New Democracy has published a number of pieces relating to MMT (here, here, here, and here), these additional resources offer further insight and breadth.

One week after our MMT forum, we will also host a follow-up discussion on Sunday, October 10th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. Use this link to join the conversation.

Learning styles are different.  

MMT has resources for any style.

Videos

1. Stephanie Kelton’s TED Talk – (14 minutes – new as of Sept. ‘21, includes her recommended resources)
2. The Basics of Modern Money (6:30 minutes)
3. Demystifying Modern Monetary Theory with Bill Mitchell (22 minutes)
4. Kelton on NPR’s Marketplace – (2:30 minutes)

Articles

1. Learn to Love Trillion-Dollar Deficits, Stephanie Kelton, New York Times
2. MMT Basics, Real Progressives Collection

Podcasts

1. The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly
2. Macro N Cheese with Steve Grumbine (Real Progressives)

Websites

1. Modern Money Network
2. Public Banking Institute
3. Wall St. On Parade
4. Democracy Collaborative

Books

1. The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
2. The Case for a Job Guarantee by Pavlina Tcherneva
3. Macroeconomics by William Mitchell, Randall Wray, Martin Watt
4. Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber