Certainly there are alternative currencies however their impact on daily lives in the US are small compared to the dollar.<p>Glad to see you know some of the heterodox.  Some other names to add:  Bill Mitchell, Frank Newman, James K. Galbraith, Abba Lerner.<p>My favorite Bill Mitchell video to date:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=YnyDRwSqp2E" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=YnyDRwSqp2E</a>
I&#x27;ve learned a lot from him.<p>I&#x27;m guessing you know that Bernie Sanders hired Stephanie Kelton as his Chief Economist for the Senate Budget Committee.