by Anthony Colombo | Dec 15, 2016 | Environment, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Adam Johansson In 1918 in Bismarck, North Dakota, populist socialism won big: The Nonpartisan League, a political party founded by poor farmers and former labor organizers, captured both houses of the North Dakota Legislature. Farmers had been badly hurt by...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 15, 2016 | Environment, National, News, Print Media
Photo: St. Anthony, an unincorporated community in Morton County, N.D. (Kristina Barker / The New York Times) The city should cut its ties with Wells Fargo Bank in part because of the bank’s investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama...
by Anthony Colombo | Feb 14, 2015 | Environment, Local Economies, News, Public Banking
Banking on the Environment A growing movement in Boulder sees public banking as the answer to a greener future By Caitlin Rockett Boulder Weekly, Thursday, February 5, 2015 Banking might not seem like the answer to a healthier environment, but there’s a growing...