by Michelle Mosser | Jun 1, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Economics, Monetary Policy, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay By Paulo Medas and Elif Ture, International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs| April 6, 2020 Given the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, public banks—if financially sound and sufficiently well-resourced—can...
by Michelle Mosser | May 26, 2020 | News, Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, Public Bank, Public Banking, Sparkassen
Food and water distribution to Navajo Nation families in the communities of Chichiltah, Bááháálí, Red Rock, Manuelito, and Tsayatoh in New Mexico. A public bank could strengthen economic support and community well-being within New Mexico. (Courtesy Navajo...
by Michelle Mosser | May 26, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr Creative Commons By Earl Staelin, Dragan Mejic, Juan Marcano, Colorado Independent | May 22, 2020 Public banking gains traction around the United States as states consider it as a possible solution to the ongoing COVID-19...
by Michelle Mosser | May 19, 2020 | News, Economics, Postal Banking, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: The American people are therefore entitled to share in the benefits and the profits. Banking needs to be made a public utility. (Twitter/@publicbankla) By Ellen Brown, Common Dreams | May 18, 2020 Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out...
by Michelle Mosser | May 19, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Local Economies, Postal Banking, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | May 19, 2020 COVID-19 has underscored the need for banking that is transparent and accessible, supporting local communities and projects that support economic development. Radical...
by Michelle Mosser | May 15, 2020 | News, Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, Public Bank, Public Banking, Small Business
Photo: North Dakota farm (Brooke Raymond/ CC BY-SA 2.0) By Andrew Van Dam, The Washington Post | May 15, 2020 The United States’ only state-owned public bank is more than 100 years old and outperformed every other state in securing PPP funds for their...