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The Trillion Dollar Coin: Joke or Game-Changer?

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt —

The trillion dollar coin represents one of the most important principles of popular prosperity ever conceived: the creation of money by sovereign governments, debt-free.

Posted on Jan 18, 2013 READ MORE

Krugman on Why Jobs Come First

New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman drew on 20th century U.S. history to explain to Bill Moyers how a Washington that was willing to spend could end the present American depression.

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 READ MORE

Jon Stewart Fires Latest Shot in Feud With Paul Krugman

“If someone’s ruining their brand with the trillion dollar coin idea, I don’t think it’s the non-economist,” Stewart said, adding that the deficit solution was still a “stupid fucking idea.”

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 READ MORE

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Obama Is Right on the Debt Ceiling

By Bill Blum —

According to the Obama administration, there is nothing the president can do on his own to raise the ceiling or maneuver around it. As much as some of us may disagree, Obama is correct. Here’s why.

Posted on Jan 13, 2013 READ MORE

Colin Powell Talks GOP Racism, Paul Krugman Blasts Jon Stewart, and More

A look at the day’s political happenings, including the Treasury Department’s decision about minting a trillion dollar coin and another George Bush mulls a bid for public office.