The (possibly lost) Coronavirus Opportunity — Pablo Pardo

Not specifically about MMT but this:

Now, Covid-19 could be a great opportunity for the United States and, also, for the world economy. With interest rates nearing zero, this could be a good opportunity to use fiscal policy to revive the economy. This is something that the defenders of the so-called Modern Monetary Theory, such as the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, Olivier Blanchard, and also many banks, have been calling for for years, seeing how their margins are disappearing due to ultra-low interest rates.

While the author erroneously thinks that MMT is about low-cost financing of government debt, the article is most about using fiscal policy to address existing problems and emergent challenges, as well as addressing the inefficiencies in the US socio-economic system.

The Corner
The (possibly lost) Coronavirus Opportunity

Pablo Pardo, Washington DC correspondent of El Mundo

See also

Project Syndicate
How America Can Beat COVID-19

James K. Galbraith | Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and Professor of Government at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin