Posts tagged ‘money’

the ‘Occupied Nation’ Show (9/26/2013)

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On this weeks ‘Occupied Nation’ Show we spoke with Christina Gonzalez, Green Party candidate for CIty Council District 7 in NYC , who was arrested a few days ago. We also spoke with Josh Sager about the hard facts in regard to guns. And also had a very informative discussion with Terra Freidrichs about Pass Mass Amendment. We featured Leaders Led on the 4:20 Intermission, as well as covering a few other subjects.

Wed 6/13 – Money, Debt & the Federal Reserve Bank w/ Prof. Arjun Jayadev (rebroadcast)

Free School University Radio

Dr. Arjun Jayadev is a young Assistant Professor of Economics at U. Mass – Boston with a strong commitment to progressive policies to make the economy work for the 99%. He explains what money “really” is, and discusses matters such as how banks “create” money, why we don’t want to be on a “gold standard”, the role of the Federal Reserve Bank, the differences from a policy standpoint between household and national debt… and what genuinely progressive policies on money, debt and banking would look like.

Wednesday, 6/13/2012 7:00 pm USA Eastern Time
Occupy Boston Radio – OBR.FM

This program originally aired on FSU-Radio on 2/15/2012.

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Reblog from Business Insider: DEAR AMERICA: You Should Be Mad As Hell About This [CHARTS] – Business Insider

DEAR AMERICA: You Should Be Mad As Hell About This [CHARTS] – Business Insider.

Let’s start with the obvious: Unemployment. Three years after the financial crisis, the unemployment rate is still at one of the highest levels since the Great Depression.