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Scott Baker is a Managing Editor & The Economics Editor at Opednews, and a blogger for Huffington Post, Daily Kos, and Global Economic Intersection.
His anthology of updated Opednews articles "America is Not Broke" was published by Tayen Lane Publishing (March, 2015) and may be found here:
http://www.americaisnotbroke.net/
Scott is a former President of Common Ground-NYC (http://commongroundnyc.org/), a Geoist/Georgist activist group. He has written dozens of articles for Common Ground's national publication, GroundSwell, and has advocated for the Georgist Land Value Tax to public and political audiences.
A complete list of his publications can be found here:
He is also New York State Coordinator for the Public Banking Institute
http://www.publicbankinginstitute.org/find_a_chapter, which seeks to promote Public Banking. The PBI is chaired by another OEN blogger, Ellen Brown.
Scott has appeared on TV/Radio and in in-person Presentations to explain the principles of Georgism, Greenbacking, and State Banking. These may also be found on his personal blog: http://newthinking.blogspot.com/
Scott has a dozen progressive petitions on Change.org which may be found here:
http://chn.ge/10nUAmJ
Scott was an I.T. Manager for a major New York university for over two decades where he earned a Certificate for Frontline Leadership.
Scott is a graduate and adjunct faculty of the Henry George School of Social Science in New York City.
Scott is a modern-day Renaissance Man with interests in economics, science and all future-forward topics.
He has been called an "adept syncretist" by Kirkus Discoveries for his novel, NeitherWorld - a two-volume opus blending Native American myth, archaeological detail, government conspiracy, with a sci-fi flair http://amzn.to/10nUoDV
Scott grew up in New York City and Pennsylvania. He graduated with honors and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and was a member of the Psychology honor society PSI CHI.
Today he is an avid bicyclist and ride co-leader in a prominent bike advocacy organization.
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Swiss to Vote on State Money June 10, 2018
Monetary Reformer & award-winning film-maker Bill Still reports on a Swiss referendum to establish Sovereign Money in place of Bank Money. For those who need an introduction beyond Still's video, see my articles on the subject, of this short article on the Greenback Party, active in the post Civil War period to promote Lincoln's United States Notes.
Monday, January 29, 2018(13 comments)
Julian Assange May have Escaped
In what will be certainly a short-lived exclusive if true, independent Journalist and Monetary Reformer Bill Still reports that Julian Assange has most likely escaped from the U.K.
How to fix Illinois' Debt problems...and any state's.
Illinois is the latest state to teeter on bankruptcy, supposedly. But a realistic look at their finances and outside-the-bankster-box thinking, says otherwise.
Is President Donald Trump Semi-literate?
There's serious evidence that the President of the United States can't read much more than a menu, if even that.
It's incredible, almost unbelievable, but the trail of evidence is long and deep.
Our Revolution goes Viral on Facebook
Senator Bernie Sanders live speech at George Washington University nearly brought down the server last night with nearly 30,000 views. It has more than 10X that just 7 hours later, and a post-speech video has a million views.
Sanders lays out the issues facing all Americans and promises to hold president elect Trump to account.
Thursday, November 10, 2016(4 comments)
About Our Recent Miselection...
Elections aren't voting contests, they are choices a minority of voters make among a pre-selected pair of unrepresentative candidates. The process is broken and exclusive. Why Trump didn't win the popular vote and still won 3:2 the electoral college. Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
The opening case against Election Fraud is filed by Donald Trump
The first case of election fraud has been filed by Donald Trump's campaign in Broward County, in the critical swing state of Florida. An affidavit has been notarized and filed (see link) by a temporary election office worker who was fired after a day and a half.
Will the Election be Rigged?
The big news of the debate last night is that Trump may not accept the results of the election. It sounded like sore loserism, since presumably he won't challenge the election if he wins. But Trump was right to question the possible results of the election. Series: Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Tuesday, October 18, 2016(12 comments)
A U.K. Bank shuts down Russia Today's Bank Account
U.K. Bank shuts down RT account, following on other "sanctions" against Russia for supposed war crimes no different than our own, except that they were invited in and we weren't.
A bad path gets worse.
Monday, October 10, 2016(49 comments)
Did Trump win the Second Debate?
Predicted to implode after a terrible week which included allegations of groping women with impunity and bragging about it, Trump managed to score in the 2nd debate. Here's a rundown.
Could he actually have won? Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Tuesday, August 9, 2016(2 comments)
Robert Reich explains Trumponomics
Trump's newly appointed economic team channels extreme supply-side economics through Trump in a speech to a prestigious Detroit economic group this week. Robert Reich pulls his proposals apart. Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views) (View All Series)
Wednesday, July 13, 2016(13 comments)
Hillary Clinton needs Gary Johnson to Defeat Donald Trump
It's a 4-way race now, and that matters. Clinton vs. Trump has a very different result when Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are factored in.
Why the perjury investigation may benefit Bernie Sanders and even make him the eventual nominee. Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Thursday, June 16, 2016(7 comments)
How to start a public bank: A Modeled Exercise
Based on a contracted assignment from the Oakland, CA chapter of the Public Banking Institute, a real-world model was created to simulate a Public Bank for that city.
Based on an established simple bank spreadsheet that considers a Public Bank's operating ratios, returns, 8-year performance, loan loss ratios, ROE, ROA etc. All figures taken from real amounts in CAFRs etc.
New Hampshire is considered & compared. Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Public Banking (36 Articles, 125737 views)
Tuesday, June 14, 2016(15 comments)
Dem Nomination hangs on California, but CA just hangs out
California has not counted nearly half its votes. These votes - over 2 million now - have to be hand-processed, and may potentially change the results, or at least strengthen Bernie Sanders bid.
The question is, do we have time to wait until the state deadline of July 15th? Will Sanders wait? Series: Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Sanders blows away Clinton in West Virginia. What next?
The contest tightens up, with momentum on Sanders side.
Will it be enough to turn the tide and should the Democratic Party be looking at who can best defeat Donald Trump? Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016(14 comments)
The Great Trump Sellout Begins...
Trump goes trolling for dollars. He will appeal to the same donors he has campaigned against. Will they come around or will he turn-around? Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
After Indiana, what now?
It's Clinton vs. Trump now...or is it? Sanders is in the rear view mirror, but closer than he appears. What could still derail the Clinton coronation... Series: Elections (11 Articles, 20927 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Replacing American Liberty on the $20 bill
The replacing of president Jackson on the $20 bill is more than just a re-balancing of history. And it is also less than the populist change than it appears. It has as much to do with supplicating the pro-banker forces as appeasing the anti-racist ones. Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Sovereign Money (19 Articles, 57920 views)
Thursday, April 14, 2016(93 comments)
Canadian Born Ted Cruz fools a lazy court to continue his quest for the presidency
Ted Cruz is a Canadian born citizen, probably ineligible to be President/Vice President.
Conservative? Family man? It looks more like Cruz is a cruising swinger with an open marriage (his wife supposedly knows about his affairs and has told his staff it's OK with her). Series: Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Tuesday, April 12, 2016(5 comments)
America Is Not Broke, Revisited
4 economic super-reforms are bigger than anything being talked about on the campaign trail. They would change everything for the better forever and dramatically. What are they and why aren't they being discussed? Series: Banking (17 Articles, 36697 views), Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Georgism (36 Articles, 90496 views) (View All Series)
Bernie has swept the last 6 states: Who's Losing Now?
More voters are feeling the Bern. Sanders has quietly taken over the momentum in the Democratic race, and is steamrolling Hillary Clinton with 2:1, 3:1, and even 4:1 victories.
Separately, delayed counting makes it look like Sanders is doing worse than he is.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016(11 comments)
Republican Senators are violating their Oath of Office by refusing to consider any Supreme Court nominee
The Senate Republicans, with a few exceptions, have sworn to reject ANY supreme court nominee made by president Obama. At the same time, they had previously sworn to uphold the Constitution. One of these oaths is in conflict with the other, and the result is a felony for which these Senators can and should be arrested.
Monday, March 21, 2016(5 comments)
Land Worth=GDP and enough to replace all taxes with Land Rent
Two new studies show there is enough value in land to be able to use land rent to replace all other taxes. This has particular pertinence now, when one of the country's biggest land developers is leading a populist Republican race for president. Will Trump start collecting the land rent for the people instead of people like himself? Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Georgism (36 Articles, 90496 views)
Wednesday, March 16, 2016(18 comments)
The Hillary Clinton crime that won't go away with the nomination
Hillary Clinton had a personal server set up in her house instead of using the secured government-run server. Whatever you think of Clinton, this was a breach of a very serious law and it could throw not just the election, but the entire country into turmoil.
The Terrible Policy for the People (TPP)
The TPP is not all it's cracked up to be, it's much worse. An analysis of part of chapter 17, and public and candidate positions on the agreement. Series: TPP (3 Articles, 7370 views)
Losing debates and losing strategies
There are several ways to score a debate. Some of them refect the will of the voters and some don't. The same can be said for the strategies of the political parties.
Friday, October 9, 2015(13 comments)
America Urgently Needs an Unbalanced Budget
Taking on the Republican establishment - Rep. Vern Buchanan (F-FL16) I wrote a counter editorial that appeared in the Tennessee Cleveland Banner.
Here's why balancing the budget is a bad idea and why it leads to recessions, why governemnt spending can be good and promote growth, and how it does not even have to increase the debt. Series: Social Security (4 Articles, 6338 views), Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views), Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views) (View All Series)
Bernie vs. Donald
The conventional wisdom was always more about the media than the voters. Here's why it'll be Sanders vs. Trump after the primaries. Series: Politics (52 Articles, 155357 views)
Varoufakis: Vote NO on Sunday's Referendum AND Stay in the EU
There's a critical vote coming for the Greek people Sunday, one that may shape the future of Europe and even the world.
Yet, the actual object of the vote is poorly understood and interpreted differently by those presenting it and those voting upon it. Series: Greek Economics (4 Articles, 6235 views), Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Banking (17 Articles, 36697 views) (View All Series)
Asking "How to pay for Social Security" is Asking the Wrong Question
Although the economic literature, pundit bloviating, and ideological rants, love to ask "How to pay for Social Security," they are all asking the wrong question.
The right question is "What is the Social Security Multiplier?" By understanding this, it becomes obvious that Social Security is one of the best investments government can make. Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Social Security (4 Articles, 6338 views), Sovereign Money (19 Articles, 57920 views) (View All Series)
Monday, May 4, 2015(6 comments)
Discussing the views of Piketty on inequality, with an eye towards Henry George
(Video included) I was asked to be a co-host for a Webinar discussion by president of the Henry George School of Social Sciences in New York City, Andrew Mazzone on April 22, 2015. We discussed the views of Thomas Piketty, Yanis Varoufakis and Henry George on the economic issues of today. Series: Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Georgism (36 Articles, 90496 views)
Tuesday, April 21, 2015(4 comments)
Land Tax Justice at last in NYC?; My new Book
The shocking discrepancy between what the rich pay in property taxes and what the 99% pays (as much as 100X).
From a Sendout to two activist groups - Public Banking and Georgist group Common Ground-NYC. Presentations & announcements included. Series: Banking (17 Articles, 36697 views), Economic Reform (97 Articles, 240268 views), Georgism (36 Articles, 90496 views) (View All Series)
