by Anthony Colombo | Nov 25, 2016 | New LTE, News
Councilors Renee Villarreal, Carmichael Dominguez and Joseph Maestas are to be applauded for putting forth a resolution to form a task force to further explore the establishment of a public bank for Santa Fe. Structural changes like this can provide the critical...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 18, 2016 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
The City of Oakland, California joins a host of other communities exploring public banking. In response to long-term economic instability and disappointment with the mainstream banking system, the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to investigate a public banking...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 17, 2016 | Commercial Banking, National, News
NEW YORK — Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari outlined a dramatic proposal that he says will all but eliminate the risk of another financial crisis, albeit at a cost that is nearly quadruple that of the current post-crisis regulatory framework....
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 16, 2016 | Monetary Policy, National, News
The only thing standing between the American people and another apocalyptic financial collapse among by the biggest banks on Wall Street is the Federal Reserve’s stress tests and capital requirements. After Wall Street laid waste to the U.S. housing market and economy...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 11, 2016 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N.M. — Creating a public bank in Santa Fe – an outside-the-box idea that has been kicking around since Mayor Javier Gonzales first raised it during his election campaign in 2014 – is coming back for a new round of public discussion. City Councilor...
by Anthony Colombo | Nov 5, 2016 | National, News, Public Bank
The brutal repression of indigenous and allied protesters at Standing Rock has shocked the conscience of fair-minded Americans, particularly those advocating economic and ecological reform. Although the protesters had in some cases been encroaching on “company land,”...