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1. #MintTheCoin


2. The #ABCAct

I. #MintTheCoin

• M. Phillips, How the Government Pulls Coronavirus Relief Money Out of Thin Air, New York Times (Apr. 2020)


• Y. Nersisyan & L.R. Wray, Coronavirus Has Destroyed the Myth of the Deficit, Guardian (Apr. 2020)


• S. Kelton, Just Use 'the Computer' at the Fed to Give People More Money, New York Times (Mar. 2020)


• C. Mucha, Platinum Coin Would Create a Trillion-Dollar in Funds, New York Times (Jan. 2013)


• N. Tankus, We Should Authorize the Federal Reserve to Issue Its Own Securities and #MintTheCoin, Notes on the Crises (Apr. 2020)


• J. Weisenthal, The Former US Mint Director Behind the Controversial Law Explains Why a Platinum Coin Could Avoid a Major Crisis, Business Insider (Jan. 2013)


• R. Grey, How and Why to Mint The Coin, Finding the Money (Documentary) (Mar. 2020)


• N. Tankus, All Your Questions About the Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin, Answered, Notes on the Crises (Mar. 2020)


• S. Fullwiler, Coin Seigniorage and Inflation, SSRN (Aug. 2011)


• J. Ryan-Collins, Is Monetary Financing Inflationary?, Levy Economics Institute (Oct. 2015)


• R. Grey & J. Chariton, Mint the F'ing Coin! The Boldest, Most Sensible Solution to the Coronavirus Economic Crisis, Status Coup (Mar. 2020)


• R. Grey, N. Tankus, S. Ferguson, W. Saas, & M. Seijo, #MintTheCoin and COVID Relief With the Modern Money Network, Money on the Left (Apr. 2020)


• R. Grey, R. Cooper, & Alexi the Greek, #MintTheCoin, Left Anchor (Mar. 2020)


• J. Weisenthal, Why the Fight Over the $1 Trillion Coin is the Most Important Fiscal Policy Debate You'll Ever See In Your Life, Business Insider (Jan. 2013)


• S. Kelton, The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy, Public Affairs (June 2020)


• R. Grey, Administering Money: Coinage, Debt Crises, and the Future of Fiscal Policy, Kentucky Law Review (forthcoming) (Feb. 2020)


• J. Firestone, Fixing the Debt Without Breaking America: Austerity, The Trillion Dollar Coin, and Ending Debt Ceiling, Sequester, and Budgetary Crises, EIS WebPress (Jan. 2014)


• C. Desan, Money as a Legal Institution, Harvard Public Law Working Paper (Sept. 2013)


• C. Desan, Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism, Oxford University Press (Jan. 2015)


• D. Fox, The Case of Mixt Monies: Confirming Nominalism in the Common Law of Monetary Obligations, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper (Oct. 2010)


• D. Fox, Case Study: The Case of Mixt Monies, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper (Dec. 2014)


• R. Hockett & S. Omarova, The Finance Franchise, Cornell Law Review (Aug. 2016)


• J. Bibow, Unconventional Monetary Policies and Central Bank Profits: Seigniorage as Fiscal Revenue in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Levy Economics Institute (Oct. 2018)

II. The #ABCAct

• A. Ocasio-Cortez, I. Omar, R. Tlaib, & B. Sanders, Coronavirus Roundtable, YouTube (Mar. 2020)


• E. Higgins, Trillion-Dollar Platinum Is Uber-Real Money, Common Dreams (Mar. 2020)


• C. Kalmbacher, 'Mint the F*cking Coin': Rep. Rashida Tlaib Proposes Radical Law to Provide Coronavirus Relief Payments, Law & Crime (Mar. 2020)


• E. Hadas, Trillion-Dollar Platinum Is Uber-Real Money, Reuters (Mar. 2020)


• M. Klein, Can Trillion-Dollar Coins Cover the Coronavirus Relief Tab? It's Not a Bad Idea., Barron's (Mar. 2020)


• R. Hackett, How Does America Pay For a $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill? With Two Shiny Coins, This Lawmaker Argues, Fortune (Mar. 2020)


• J. Spross, We Need to Send People Money. We Need to Fix how They Get It, Too, The Week (Mar. 2020)


• J. Lawler, Tlaib Proposes Minting Two $1 Trillion Platinum Coins to Finance Monthly Coronavirus Debit Cards, Washington Monthly (Mar. 2020)


• D. Rabouin, The Plan to Fight Coronavirus With Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coins, Axios (Mar. 2020)


• S. Attewell, Mint! That! Coin!, Lawyers, Guns, Money (Mar. 2020)


• L. Stebbins, Tlaib's Stimulus Plan Issues Platinum Coins, Gives Everyone $2,000 Cash Cards, Michigan Advance (Mar. 2020)


• N. De, House Stimulus Bills Envision 'Digital Dollar' to Ease Coronavirus Recession, Coindesk (Mar. 2020)


• D. Dayen, Unsanitized: Senator Tammy Baldwin v. the Bailout, Plus Minting the Coin, The New Republic (Mar. 2020)


• M. Dorf, Indefinite Detention? Trillion-Dollar Coins? A Framework for Thinking About Emergency Measures, Dorf On Law (Mar. 2020)


• I. Kaminska, Can Digital Stimulus Be Funded By Coin Dematerialisation?, Financial Times (Mar. 2020)


• E. Hackett & D. Morris, Coronavirus Adds Fuel to the Digital Dollar Debate, Fortune (Apr. 2020)


• B. Jones, Tlaib Wants to Hand Out Debit Cards During Coronavirus, Mint Trillion-Dollar Coins to Cover Cost, ABC14 News (Mar. 2020)


• E. Balboa, What To Know About #MintTheCoin, Benzinga (Mar. 2020)


• D. Keith, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Proposes $1,000 Month-to-Month Coronavirus Payments, GoTechDaily (Mar. 2020)


• J. Guzzi, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Proposes Coronavirus Relief, Mentions Digital Public Currency Wallets, Visionary Finance (Mar. 2020)


• E. Munyui, Proposed Stimulus Bill Offers a Digital Dollar to Boost the Economy During Coronavirus Pandemic, Bitcoin Exchange Guide (Mar. 2020)


• M. McSweeney, A Draft of the Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Written By House Democrats Would Create a 'Digital Dollar', The Block (Mar. 2020)


• L. Frost, US Politician Thinks Two Trillion-Dollar Coins Could Save Economy, Decrypt (Mar. 2020)


• C.E Kelso, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Proposes US Treasury Issue Two $1 Trillion Platinum Coins, Coinspice (Mar. 2020)


• S. Zarin, US Lawmaker Asks Treasury to Issue Two $1 Trillion Coins With No Debt, Aranco (Mar. 2020)