Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

Money, Democracy, and John Maynard Keynes with Zach Carter

How do we stabilize an economic crisis? Years before we faced the Coronavirus pandemic and the economic crises of the 21st century, the theories of British born economist John Maynard Keynes helped lead the United States out of the Great Depression. His ideas revolutionized how we looked at scarcity and invented our understanding macroeconomics. This week Zach Carter sits down to discuss his new book about the life and influence of John Maynard Keynes and the importance of Keynesian economics in this moment. <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525509035" target="_blank">The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zach D. Carter</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780486434506" target="_blank">The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781840227475" target="_blank">The General Theory of Unemployment, Interest &amp; Money by John Maynard Keynes</a>

Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening?

This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.