Anne and Kev apply the MMT lens to the news of the day.Kev reflects on the development of the Labor Party from a workers' party to a populist party. Anne Looks at the billionaires and multi-national corporations that behave like they can tell governments what to do. And Kev goes out on a limb with his MMT-informed predictions for MAGA America. Show NotesElon Musk’s Hostile Takeover | Lever Time (podcast)Notes on the Crises (website)Nathan TankusTime to outlaw the credit rating agencies (blog post)Bill Mitchell, December 23, 2009Big Spending States Face Credit Ratings Downgrades (newspaper article)by Shane WrightThe Age, 5 February 2025States facing credit downgrades due to ‘lax fiscal discipline’ Theme MusicPleading Ignorance, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck. Additional AudioToo Many Things, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck.NY-LA by Full Flower Moon Band