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Morgan Edwards has some secrets he has discovered to share, about a particular self-financing state. That state is Aotearoa/New Zealand, but the implications go far beyond those islands.

We delayed this talk, because Morgan needed time to think about how much he could legitimately share, not only about the monetary system itself, but about how little it is understood by economists and politicians.

You won't want to miss this talk on 18th May if you are at all interested in MMT (with apologies to anyone who is in the wrong time-zone to join us live).

Aotearoa: The Secrets of a Self-Financing State Aotearoa / New Zealand as a Self-Financing State: How public funding myths lead directly to austerity and how to fight back

People often ask us about making events available online.

We should be able to make our Anti-Austerity Economics seminar in Dunedin on Sunday available online live, in case anyone is interested. It is due to run from SUNDAY 2pm-6pm Dunedin time (NZST); 12noon start Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane (AEST); 11.30am start Adelaide time (ACST) and SATURDAY 10pm start New York (EDT); 7pm start LOS ANGELES (PDT).

This is free if you want to come and assuming we can make it work, via YouTube.

We will make the link available 10 minutes before and post social media reminders half an hour before. There is no need to book.

MMT friends, and others who are interested, are invited to join Modern Money Lab online if you can on 7th April, to hear economist Patricia Pino talk about the design of a national job guarantee for the UK.

Patricia Pino on designing a UK Job Guarantee Join us for an online talk with Patricia Pino on designing a counter-inflationary Job Guarantee for the UK: political economy, constraints, and trade-offs

Thank you GISP for all your support at Modern Money Lab as we begin our fifth year and our eleventh trimester! https://modernmoneylab.org.au/courses/

We're also proud to share the new website of our US sister organisation https://modernmoneylab.org

Steven and Gabie

Modern Money Lab U.S. | Anything we can do, we can afford. Our mission at Modern Money Lab U.S. is to educate people about what is possible with a basic understanding of how modern public money systems work.

Among our earlier talks was Tim Foxon of the University of Sussex, talking about A Green New Deal and the Well-Being Economy.

Professor Tim Foxon: A Green New Deal and the Wellbeing Economy - January 2026 lecture Here are the lecture slides for this presentation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qShFIraBuYoGsZxcG924oW7Cdj1SiaXu/view?usp=drive_link

We chatted with John today about his new book, US Business Cycles: 1954-2020, and the Cowboy Economist was as entertaining and informative as always. Here is the video, in case you were not able to join us live.

Professor John T Harvey on Macroeconomic Cycles The always entertaining Professor John T Harvey aka in conversation with Steven Hail about his new book US Business Cycles 1954–2020.Get...

We have two more events in our January series at Modern Money Lab, within a few hours of each other - Professor John T. Harvey in conversation about his new book, which explains how economies actually work and the main causes of cycles in economic activity; and Dr Maryam H'Madoun's presentation on tax justice in Africa, from an MMT perspective.

https://events.humanitix.com/economics-of-sustainability-2026-lecture-series/tickets

In case you missed Professor Pavlina Tchernerva's fascinating presentation,...…

Pavlina Tcherneva: the 'ensh*ttification' of jobs and the shifting politics of the US working class Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

'Change is slow until it's not. I am confident the tide will turn...eventually. The dinosaurs will be gone soon. In the meantime, we learn, create and share.' (MML student Nick Sigismondi)

The radio program mentioned near the start of this video is here: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct6s7v

https://youtu.be/47OohmlJIEU?si=0YP6RkD1pe4ywXqi

Stephanie Kelton interview with Steven Hail Jan 2026 Stephanie and Steven discuss Modern Monetary Theory as a policy frame, with questions from the audience.

The next session in this free public series is Tim Foxon's talk: A Green New Deal and the Wellbeing Economy on Tuesday 20 January Europe morning / Australia evening (9:00AM GMT / 8:00PM AEDT). Tim is Professor of Sustainability Transitions, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK.

It is the same link as always to register:

https://events.humanitix.com/economics-of-sustainability-2026-lecture-series/tickets

Following Tim, speakers will be Professors Pavlina Tcherneva, Philip Lawn and John T. Harvey, and Dr Maryam H'Madoun.