213. The Peoples Ledger (part 1)

Published: Dec. 2, 2022, 8:10 p.m.

We dive deep into a provocative, radical blueprint for democratizing finance and taking control of the economy. A recent paper by law professor \u2013 and a favorite thinker of TMK \u2013 Saule Omarova offers a detailed plan for how to reengineer the Federal Reserve, totally restructuring its balance sheet, and \u201credefining the role of a central bank as the ultimate public platform for generating, modulating, and allocating financial resources in a democratic economy\u2014the People\u2019s Ledger.\u201d\n\n\u2022\u2022\u2022 The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy | Saule T. Omarova https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol74/iss5/1/ \n\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \n\nGrab TMK gear: https://www.bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \n\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)