Virtually Speaking

While attending the 2014 Netroots Nation conference, Gaius Publius — contributing writer at AmericaBlog and member of the Virtually Speaking Sunday media panel — conducted three interviews under the heading "Five Questions."

This year he spoke with House Democrat Keith Ellison; economist Dr. Stephanie Kelton of the MMT school of economics; and Democratic strategist Robert Cruickshank.

In this podcast, Gaius talks with Dr. Kelton about:

· Her view of the so-called "budget for burnable carbon" and the looming climate crisis.

· How to guarantee a minimum wage without a passing minimum-wage law (this answer is striking).

· How seeing the film "Roger and Me" changed Kelton's approach to economics.

Gauis first published this series of conversations at AmericaBlog.  He provides a

fast look at how MMT views money, and what that means for progressive politics.Ste

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While attending the 2014 Netroots Nation conference, Gaius Publius — contributing writer at AmericaBlog and member of the Virtually Speaking Sunday media panel — conducted three interviews under the heading "Five Questions."

This year he spoke with House Democrat Keith Ellison, co-leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; economist Dr. Stephanie Kelton of the MMT school of economics; and Democratic strategist and activist Robert Cruickshank.

In this podcast, Gaius talks with Rep. Ellison about —

• Ellisons's view of the so-called "budget for burnable carbon" and the looming climate crisis

• How progressives can "win" if Clinton is the nominee in 2016

• What his Muslim faith means to Ellison, a former Catholic

Gauis first published this series of conversations at AmericaBlog.

Historian Rick Perlstein returns to Virtually Speaking to discuss his new book, The Invisible Bridge.  Blogger extraordinaire Digby joins us as guest interviewer.  RIck has described Digby this way:

My other favorite political writer, Heather Parton, blogs under the name “Digby.” Daily for over 10 years she’s been unleashing a fire hose of brilliance on the fecklessness of the Democrats, the craziness of the Republicans and especially the way that what we now call the “culture wars” has been seared into our national DNA at least since the Civil War. In the acknowledgments to “Nixonland,” I called her the other half of my brain.

We're delighted to have them both here tonight.

This is a rerun of Jay Ackroyd's interview with Rick Perlstein, about his monumental tour de force, Nixonland. Rick is one of the nation's leading popular historians, and, until now, the capstone of his career.  He has actually exceeded himself in his latest book, The Invisible Bridge. He will be discussing that book with Digby as our guest host on August 28.

Richard (RJ) Eskow has a rich history of engagement with public policy making, in the Eastern Europe transition to market economies, in addition to extensive technical work in health care and finance in the US. He recounts his experience being on the inside of policy discussions. This conversation provides an interesting contrast to Joe Sudbay's talk with Gaius Publius, on tactics conducted for an outside game.

The role of intelligence in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, a conversation beween investigative journalist Marcy Wheeler and Jay Ackroyd. One of a series of conversations about surveilllance, national security, NSA, CIA, and Congressional oversight.

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June Carbone & Naomi Cahn, authors of Marriage Markets, talk with Jay Ackroyd about the economics of family life, children, marriage, social structure.

In one of a series of conversation on literature, film, brain function, historiography, hagiography and memoirs, Jay Ackroyd talks with Maria Dahvana Headley about fact & fiction in journalism & literature.

Author of the  historical fantasy novel, Queen of Kings,. Headley is an American novelist, memoirist, and playwright.  We discuss the nature of narrative and story-telling in the writiing spectrum ranging from factual journailism to complete fantasy, like the Game of Thrones

In one of a series of conversation on literature, film, brain function, historiography, hagiography and memoirs, Jay Ackroyd talks with Maria Dahvana Headley about fact & fiction in journalism & literature.

Author of the  historical fantasy novel, Queen of Kings,. Headley is an American novelist, memoirist, and playwright.  We discuss the nature of narrative and story-telling in the writiing spectrum ranging from factual journailism to complete fantasy, like the Game of Thrones

Jay talks with Isaac Martin; fiscal sociologist and author of Rich People's Movements: Grassroots Campaigns to Untax the One Percent. One of a series of conversations exploring wealth, privilege and corruption in the context of ongoing fiscal crisis.

 

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