Zach Carter on Keynesianism and COVID-19

<p>Today, we have a special episode. We speak to Zach Carter about COVID-19 and Keyesnianism. Zach is the author of the upcoming book <em><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563378/the-price-of-peace-by-zachary-d-carter/"> The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes.</a></em> </p> <p>On Wednesday March 18th, he published an <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/sending-1000-checks-the-lessons-of-john-maynard-keynes/2020/03/18/cae8f6e6-68bf-11ea-b313-df458622c2cc_story.html"> op-ed on Keynes's ideas for today.</a></p> <p>If you like this episode, please donate to Mariame Kaba's redistribution, <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8npOgwIczH">mutual aid fund</a>: <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8npOgwIczH">https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8npOgwIczH</a></p> <p>Zach Carter is a senior reporter at <em>HuffPost</em>, where he covers Congress, the White House, and economic policy. He is a frequent guest on cable news and news radio, and his written work has also appeared in <em>The New Republic</em>, <em>The Nation</em>, and <em>The American Prospect</em>, among other outlets. His story, “Swiped: Banks, Merchants and Why Washington Doesn’t Work for You” was included in the <em>Columbia Journalism Review</em>’s compilation <em>Best Business Writing</em>. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.</p>