by Michelle Mosser | Jun 16, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Local Economies, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image courtesy New York Communities for Change via Twitter By John Paraskevopoulos, Times Union | June 16, 2020 New York State is among many joining the movement for a state-chartered public bank. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many of the...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 16, 2020 | News, Economics, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image: Caprock wind farm, courtesy www.theblondecoyote.com By Paul Gibson, Retake Our Democracy | June 16, 2020 Today we look at what public banking could do for NM. For those who think this is unrealistic, we provide some powerful evidence that things are starting to...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 15, 2020 | News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image: Roundhouse in Santa Fe, NM (Mr.TinDC, CC BY-ND 2.0) By George Gamble, Santa Fe New Mexican | June 13, 2020 The money is there: It’s the political will that is needed. Daily news details the impact of the coronavirus health and economic crises on New Mexico, the...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 15, 2020 | News, Commercial Banking, Economics, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image courtesy occupy.com By Paul Gibson, Retake Our Democracy | June 13 2020 Like the gas & oil industry, the banking industry was teetering on the verge of collapse well before COVID-19. Many feel a recession worse than 2008 lies ahead. A public bank could...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 12, 2020 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: West Virginia State Capitol (Bill Dickinson, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tighe Bullock, Charleston Gazette-Mail | May 22, 2020 Access to capital is as traditional a West Virginia problem as choosing your favorite pepperoni roll. Private banks have formed,...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 8, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Public Bank, Public Banking
By North Denver News | June 5, 2020 Public banks, banks owned by the public, have been shown to respond more rapidly, effectively and equitably to crises than privately-owned banks. Colorado Leaders and Legislators were invited to learn how at an informative...