by Michelle Mosser | Aug 18, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Economics, National, PPP, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: “First Bank of the United States,” National Park Service By Sylvia Chi and Sushil Jacob, Nonprofit Quarterly | August 18, 2020 The pandemic has laid bare the failure of the federal government to justly deal with the economic fallout wrought by a...
by Michelle Mosser | Aug 6, 2020 | News, Economics, PPP, Public Bank, Public Banking, Small Business
Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford. Photo by Craig Fildes (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Sten Spinella, The Day | August 5, 2020 As Connecticut reckons with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers and community organizers have returned to the...
by Michelle Mosser | Aug 4, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Economics, National
Photo by visuals on Unsplash By Dion Rabouin, Axios | August 4, 2020 A public bank offers the potential for a more equitable economy. Attitudes and beliefs about racial inequality are changing quickly as protests and media attention have helped highlight...
by Michelle Mosser | Aug 3, 2020 | News, Economics, Environment, New Mexico, New Mexico News
New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu visited a solar energy facility at Sandia National Labs. Arvizu will address the Clean Energy Economy Town Hall on Aug. 5. (Courtesy of New Mexico State University) By Kevin Robinson-Avila, Albuquerque Journal | August...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 28, 2020 | News, California, Economics, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by South Bend Voice / CC BY 2.0 By Miguel Santiago, CalMatters | July 23, 2020 A bold plan to help California’s local communities: Establish a public bank that would provide economic recovery loans to small businesses and local governments. The...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Economics, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Ameya Pawar (Rich Hein/ Sun-Times) By Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times| July 10, 2020 A New Mexico state public bank would accept and invest public funds, not offering retail bank accounts but rather supporting community banks and credit unions. ...