Segment 1: Modern Monetary Theory. A brand of unconventional economics is garnering a lot of attention after being touted by politicians such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders. It's called Modern Monetary Theory (often abreviated MMT) and UMKC is known for it. Why is that, and how will it affect political discourse moving forward? Mathew Forstater , economics professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Nathan Lewis , author on monetary economics and Forbes contributor Max Skidmore