Scott Ferguson
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associate professor somewhere @moneyontheleft.bsky.social * posts do not reflect the views of my employer
Rated ✨ Best Idea of the 21st Century ✨ by Money on the Left Magazine.
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
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Public porpoises rate it AAA with an extremely positive outlook.
Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 6h agoRated ✨ Best Idea of the 21st Century ✨ by Money on the Left Magazine.
Victor Pickard returns to Money on the Left six years after his first appearance on the show to discuss the state of the U.S. media system under Trump 2.0. moneyontheleft.org/2026/08/01/d...
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
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This article originally appeared in 2001 as “Le troc primitif, un mythe fondateur d’une approche économiste de la monnaie,” Revue numismatique 157: 15–32. We thank the author for permission to publish this translation. moneyontheleft.org/2026/06/20/t...
"[A] municipal bank is not just one sticky note in the pile; it is the very foundation upon which every other progressive initiative depends."
The Seattle Loop: Reclaiming the Public Interest
By Tyler Suksawat & Scott Ferguson A palpable, but indecisive enthusiasm permeated a recent Seattle arts forum, revealing a city desperate for a future that no one quite knows how to build, let…
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A Shakespearean Defense of the NYC Tenants’ Rights Movement
Measure for Measure: A Shakespearean Defense of the NYC Tenants’ Rights Movement
by Antonia Marrero On July 16, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani gathered at the historic Tenement Museum alongside housing advocates and organizers to release New York City’s landmark Rental Ripoff Repo…
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By internalizing debt service, the Loop transforms an extractive cost into a self-replenishing public fund, capturing interest payments to fund housing, transit, care infrastructure, and the arts. moneyontheleft.org/2026/07/23/w...
✨ MotL 93 is live! ✨ @victorpickard.bsky.social returns to Money on the Left 6 years after his first appearance on the show to discuss the state of the U.S. media system under Trump 2.0. moneyontheleft.org/2026/08/01/d... Please listen & share! 🎧 🙌 * Transcript forthcoming ...
Right Now @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social President #DonMorgan is speaking at the #VermontLawSchool #PublicBankingCongress
Huge supply chain shock incoming… For a lot of retailers there isn’t a single producer that can meet the demand. Expect shortages on fresh herbs for awhile.
80 Acres Farms is winding down operations
Less than a year after merging with Soli Organic, 80 Acres Farms has announced plans to close the business. "After an exhaustive effort to find a way forward, 80 Acres Farms is winding down…
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"Proponents are hopeful that a public bank would help the city address some of its most intractable problems, including the housing affordability crisis and solvency for small businesses." www.governing.com/management-a...
Does San Francisco Need a Public Bank?
Proponents are hopeful that a public bank would help the city address some of its most intractable problems, including the housing affordability crisis and solvency for small businesses.
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“Rather than allowing municipal interest payments to leave the public realm as income for private creditors, the Loop keeps that income circulating through Seattle’s own institutions.”
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
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"Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor."
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
moneyontheleft.org
Big thanks to Pressing Issues for featuring our recent podcast discussion with @victorpickard.bsky.social on their website. Check it out!
Public Media Isn’t Optional for Democracy
Free Press Board Chair Victor Pickard explains why on the latest episode of ‘Money on the Left’
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There’s also the alternative. Feeding tubes for capital.
Money on the Left@moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 2d agoEuthanize the Rentier: Seven Steps to Democratic Renewal
So many ways to help in the next 3 days. Most importantly: friends don’t let friends forget to vote! Spread the word, & if you feel so inclined, join us for a canvassing or phone banking shift between now & August 4! hannahforwashington.com/events/
A message to Brian Heywood - gtfo of our district. A message to everyone else: progressive lawmakers should be able to make a CLEAR case for how government is materially delivering on lower costs & better lives for working people. 1/
"A well-supported institution expands the capacities of the people and institutions around it. Its workers receive income and the communities it serves gain resources to participate in public life."
Prototyping Democratic Public Finance With the Seattle Loop
By Will Beaman Seattle is once again being told that a projected budget deficit requires difficult choices about which public commitments the city can continue to honor. Councilmember Robert Kettle…
moneyontheleft.org
A Shakespearean Defense of the NYC Tenants’ Rights Movement
Measure for Measure: A Shakespearean Defense of the NYC Tenants’ Rights Movement
by Antonia Marrero On July 16, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani gathered at the historic Tenement Museum alongside housing advocates and organizers to release New York City’s landmark Rental Ripoff Repo…
moneyontheleft.org