Bernie Sanders’ economic advisor Stephanie Kelton on MMT and 2020 race

Bernie Sanders’ 2016 economic advisor Stephanie Kelton on Modern Monetary Theory and the 2020 race

With U.S. government Kelton currently works as a professor of public policy and economics at Stony Brook University. Previously, she served as chief economist for the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and was a senior economic advisor to Below is the Q&A with Kelton, edited for time and clarity.