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 | Apr 1, 2020 | News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Board of Directors and Team Members, Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity. By Adam West, BadCredit.org | Apr 1, 2020 “It’s about democratizing the financial system, and this is one big step” In late February 2020, Business News Daily reported on...
by Michelle Mosser | Mar 26, 2020 | News, Bank of North Dakota, Public Bank, Public Banking, Student Loans
Photo by Dan Dimmock on Unsplash By Bank of North Dakota | Mar 24, 2020 Bismarck – Bank of North Dakota (BND) shared its student loan relief plans to assist borrowers impacted by COVID-19 with the Industrial Commission today. Effective immediately, borrowers...
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...