by Michelle Mosser | Apr 13, 2020 | News, Economics, National
Photo by Queven from Pixabay By Henry M. Paulson Jr., The Washington Post | Apr 10, 2020 Henry M. Paulson Jr. is a former U.S. treasury secretary, chairman of the Paulson Institute and co-chairman of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group. The pandemic crisis...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 13, 2020 | News, Economics, Monetary Policy, Postal Banking, Public Bank, Public Banking
Public Banking Institute, publicbankinginstitute.org | Apr 8, 2020 How Public Banks Can Reboot the Real Economy These four immediate actions will prevent financial catastrophe in our communities and set them up for future fiscal health. Honorable Members of the...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 10, 2020 | News, Economics, Local Economies, National
Photo by Corey Taratuta By April Simpson, The Day | Apr 10, 2020 Every part of the country will feel the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis. But the small and isolated rural areas that lagged during the economic boom may fare better, relatively...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 7, 2020 | News, Economics, Local Economies, Small Business
Photo by Denise Womack-Avila, (CC BY 2.0) By Michael H. Shuman, Commentary on Community Economics Blog | Apr 7, 2020 Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businesses—the lifeblood of our...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 6, 2020 | News, Economics, National, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash By Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog | Apr 3, 2020 Did Congress just nationalize the Fed? No. But the door to that result has been cracked open. Mainstream politicians have long insisted that Medicare for all, a universal basic income,...
by Michelle Mosser | Mar 23, 2020 | News, Economics, National
COVID-19 test. Photo by The Focal Project, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) By Mariana Mazzucato, The Guardian | Mar 18, 2020 Government has the upper hand for the first time in a generation. It must seize the moment. The world is in a critical state. The Covid-19...