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Universities Should Listen to Their Students on Climate Change
Students have pushed university administrators to divest, while administrators have pushed back, lecturing students about the “real world” of sound investing and the purported need to keep fossil fuels in the endowments. Eight years on, the lessons are clear. The students are the ones living in the real world, while university administrators, trustees, and endowment managers have been living in an energy fantasyland.
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Stephanie Kelton on Student Debt Forgiveness & The Fundamentals of Modern Monetary Theory
On this episode of The Zero Hour, RJ Eskow interviews Professor Kelton on the macroeconomic consequences of student debt forgiveness following the introduction of Senator Sanders bill, the “deficit myth,” and the debates around Modern Monetary Theory.
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Why Universal Health Care, Higher Wages, and Free Public Education Are Crucial Issues for Black Women
Senator Turner argues that universal social programs, such as Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage, and free higher education, can mean the difference between life and death for millions of families across this country.
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Ben Jealous Talks Run For Governor Of Maryland, NAACP Presidency, Funding Education & More
In a wide-ranging interview on Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Jealous discusses his campaign for Governor, properly funding education, and the role of the NAACP.
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What Makes a Person Progressive? Senator Nina Turner Interview
John Iadrola of The Young Turks interviews Senator Turner on the role of big money in politics, amplifying progressive candidates and media, and the future of a people-powered progressive movement.
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Speaking Truth to Power
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The Sanders Institute Talks: Student Loan Debt
Dr. Jane O'Meara Sanders sits down with Sanders Institute Founding Fellow and economist Dr. Stephanie Kelton to talk about Dr. Kelton's new report on the macroeconomic effects of student loan debt cancellation in the United States.
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