by Michelle Mosser | Aug 4, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Public Banking Act with Rep. Rashida Tlaib. (nrkbeta/Flickr) By Julian Larosa, Jacobin | August 2, 2021 The basic functions of investment are too important to be left in the hands of private banks only interested in...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 31, 2021 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Seal of Anchorage, Alaska. Wikimedia Commons. By National Infrastructure Bank Coalition | July 29, 2021 The Anchorage Municipal Assembly has recently passed a resolution supporting HR3339 and the creation of an NIB. The resolution states in part:...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 31, 2021 | Bank of North Dakota, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Grazing cattle in North Dakota. Photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Flickr (CC BY 2.0) By Staff, Jamestown Sun | July 29, 2021 A state-owned public bank can help an agriculturally-oriented state prosper during a drought; the Bank of North Dakota shows us how with...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 19, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
New Yorkers rallied at City Hall in 2018 to call on NYC to divest from banks that fuel climate change and to establish a municipal public bank to fund the transition to a just, sustainable economy. Photo via Public Bank NYC Facebook page By Michelle Chen, The Nation |...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 9, 2021 | News, PPP, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay By Elaine McArdle, Harvard Law Today | July 7, 2021 Harvard Law School students work to create a Massachusetts public bank to help minority-owned businesses, small farms, and gateway cities Before starting as a...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 28, 2021 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Rhode Island capitol building courtesy Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) By Coalition for the National Infrastructure Bank | June 26, 2021 The Senate of Rhode Island passed a resolution “Respectfully requesting the United States Congress to endorse the...