by Michelle Mosser | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, National, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo courtesy Bank of North Dakota By AM1100 The Flag | December 12, 2020 Bank of North Dakota (BND) released its final COVID-relief program numbers and amounts for the four programs it administered to stimulate economic recovery. The Bank utilized its network...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 9, 2020 | News, Economics, National, Public Bank, Public Banking
Three promising new bills are before Congress that would facilitate the establishment of a public banking system in the US. (Kurtis Garbutt / CC BY 2.0) By Ellen Brown, Common Dreams | December 3, 2020 On November 20, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 9, 2020 | News, National, Public Bank, Public Banking
Chicago’s skyline as seen from the Leonard M. Louie Fieldhouse in Chinatown.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times By Daniel La Spata, Matt Martin, Robert Peters and Ameya Pawar, Chicago Sun-Times | December 7, 2020 Arresting poverty, inequality and the racial wealth gap...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 9, 2020 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Renewable Energy
Photo by Informed Comment By Anupam Nanda, The Conversation | December 8, 2020 For those conscious of the growing climate crisis and the perilous economic situation, the path out of the coronavirus recession looks like a tightrope. On one side, the urgent need...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 9, 2020 | News, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News
From left, Bryan Romero, from Springer, Sebastian Aguiera and Joseph Salazar, from Santa Fe, work with other YouthWorks staff Tuesday to prepare meals for about 160 people at the El Rancho de Las Golondrinas commercial kitchen. The work is part of an effort to...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 8, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Economics, Local Economies
Judy Wicks. Photo courtesy Where’s Wicks? Newsletter By Judy Wicks, Where’s Wicks? Newsletter | December 8, 2020 Public Banking can play a strong role in supporting local community development. The 2020 election has left us a deeply divided...