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Reader View: Public Bank Will Be Good For Santa Fe
Good on the Santa Fe City Council for approving the Banking Fiscal Impact Study, which explores the feasibility of a public bank in Santa Fe. Last week, the City Council heard an update on how the study is progressing. The potential for our city is exciting. Contrary to the opinion of some, a public bank […]
New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Mayor Javier Gonzales join Craig Barnes on-air
Barnes spoke with both mayors about income inequality and a subject on the next City Council’s meeting agenda, public banking.
Last Week at the Santa Fe Public Bank Town Hall
A Public Bank works for the Public Good. Public Bank profits feed the local economy rather than feeding off of it. Dear Friends: At our Town Hall meeting on June 22nd it was time to start adding the public’s thinking into the discussion of a Public Bank for Santa Fe. It’s our money, after all! […]
Fast-track Hands the Money Monopoly to Private Banks — Permanently
Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ellen Brown It is well enough that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. […]
Happy 800th Birthday to the Magna Carta!
“If Magna Carta is to be recovered in its fullness, we must bring with it all that can be obtained from these interpretations. The first one calls for the abolition of the commodity form of wealth that blocks the way to commoning. The second one gives us protection from intrusion by privatizers, autocrats, and militarists. […]
From Occupying Banks to City Hall: Meet Barcelona’s New Mayor Ada Colau
Transcript from an interview June 5, 2015, between Amy Goodman and Ada Colau for Democracy NOW! A longtime anti-eviction activist has just been elected mayor of Barcelona, becoming the city’s first female mayor. Ada Colau co-founded the anti-eviction group Platform for People Affected by Mortgages and was an active member of the Indignados, or 15-M […]
One in Four Local Banks Has Vanished Since 2008. Why We Should Treat It as a National Crisis. While megabanks make megabucks, local banks are financing businesses that create jobs and improve our well-being. So why are they disappearing so rapidly?
Stacy Mitchell posted May 06, 2015 This article was produced by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, as part of its Community-Scaled Economy Initiative, which produces research and partners with a range of allies to implement public policies that curb economic consolidation and strengthen locally owned enterprise. Here’s a statistic that ought to alarm anyone interested […]
Op-Ed: Don’t Be Afraid of a Municipal Bank. There’s so much to be gained.
BY OTIS BULLOCK | MAY 5, 2015 (This op-ed is in response to recent articles on Phillymag.com about mayoral candidate Anthony Williams’s proposal to create a municipal bank. Otis Bullock supports Williams and has volunteered for his campaign.) Lately there has been much talk about the merits of a municipal bank here in Philadelphia. Mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams has been touting it […]
Why a Philly Mayoral Candidate Wants the City to Run a Public Bank
By Alexis Stephens | May 6, 2015 Campaigning candidates often think and talk big in order to win votes, and Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony H. Williams, who’s seeking the Democratic nod in the Philadelphia mayoral race, has proposed a municipal bank as part of his economic platform. Meant to appeal to entrepreneurs, this public bank […]
Derailing Amtrak: The Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis
Why Santa Fe needs a public bank. Is Santa Fe an Amtrak Crash waiting to happen? Santa Fe’s infrastructure needs are only funded at 10%. Derailing Amtrak: The Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis by Ellen Brown, May 17, 2015 http://WebofDebt.wordpress.com The dangerous underfunding of US infrastructure was underscored by a fatal train […]
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
“I had the good fortune to work on this initiative before Bernie kidnapped all my time. This is one of those no-brainer initiatives that only the 1% could oppose. It has the potential to save the state millions of dollars by vastly reducing the cost of its bonds to improve infrastructure funding. in a public bank, our state funds can be used to build our local economy and our local infrastructure.”
– Paul Gibson
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