DAVID KORTEN | November 25, 2025
A defining issue of our time is not merely who controls the creation of money; it is for whose benefit they create it. When money is created by private banks for the primary benefit of the few, […]
Presentation to the International American Monetary Institute Conference
September 19, 2025 (via Zoom)
(Watch the video, which includes the discussion following David’s presentation, HERE…)
Text, as delivered:
I am deeply honored to be speaking with you today at this opening session of the American Monetary Institute’s 2025 conference.
We […]
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DAVID KORTEN, PhD | May 6, 2025
The federal debt is soaring, now well over $34 trillion and growing. Politicians from both parties talk about slashing essential services or cutting Social Security to “bring the debt under control.” That talk, and the […]
A wild card, often called a joker, is a playing card that has no value of its own but can be used to represent any other card, thus assuming the value of that card. We might think of money, most of which is nothing but a number on a piece of paper or a computer […]