The Modern Money Movement with Andrés Bernal —William Saas, Scott Ferguson, Maxximilian Seijo interview Andrés Bernal, GND and MMT proponent

We are joined by Andrés Bernal, policy advisor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and doctoral student at the New School for Public Engagement, Division of Policy Management and Environment. We speak with Bernal about his history with political organizing and the critical role he has come to play in the Modern Money movement, including the struggle for a Green New Deal. He also sketches out his dissertation project, which focuses on the Green New Deal as a site of collective action, political communication, and policy analysis. 

Additionally, Bernal is a research fellow with the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, and lecturer Urban Studies at CUNY Queens College. For more from Bernal, check out the article “We Can Pay for a Green New Deal,” which he coauthored with Stephanie Kelton and Greg Carlock.

Transcript of Interview provided.

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The Modern Money Movement with Andrés Bernal
William Saas, Scott Ferguson, Maxximilian Seijo interview Andrés Bernal, GND and MMT proponent