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An Invitation: To Be Inspired and Informed at the Banking On New Mexico Symposium – September 26-27, 2014
History suggests that at least two important conditions precede social change: One is education about society’s true conditions, an education that has to spread out from the elite to the general population. The very well established, of course, naturally delay or debunk such education because they don’t much like the change that may come with […]
Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Executive Director, Public Banking Institute – Interviewed by Craig Barnes
Gwen Hallsmith, Executive Director of the Public Banking Institute, was interviewed this morning (Saturday, September 6, 2014) on Our Times with Craig Barnes. Gwen points out that actions to establish state and local municipal public banks are sweeping the country. She explains how interest income that normally goes to the Wall Street banks can be […]
Join Banking on New Mexico’s Nichoe Lichen at the Santa Fe Green Chamber Monthly Luncheon
During the 40 years Nichoe has lived and worked in Santa Fe she has taken leadership roles in helping: restore the Santa Fe River to a protected river corridor, the establishment of El Camino Real River Park and the protection of the Old Pecos Trail as an historic and non-commercialized entrance into Santa Fe. Through […]
Participate in the Banking on New Mexico Symposium: Funding Local, Sustainable Economies – Saturday, September 27, 2014
Greetings friends: The evidence of the influence of money in politics is still all around us. Our upcoming elections will again demonstrate the power of billionaires. Anyone could be excused if he or she felt powerless. But we are not. After two years of study, WeArePeopleHere! is finding more and more promise in the […]
Public Banking in the Press — City of Santa Fe issues RFQ to study a public bank
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: City moving forward with study on public bank Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:00 pm | Updated: 7:23 am, Wed Aug 13, 2014. By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican The idea of creating a public bank in Santa Fe is gaining traction. The city is seeking someone qualified […]
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 3 of 3)
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 3 of 3)
From time-to-time we will post items that we are calling Money and Banking 101. These come from various sources around the world. This is the first in that series. The three videos presented here come from the Public Banking Institute and the Pennsylvania Public Bank Project. This is the last post of three in this series.
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 2 of 3)
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 2 of 3)
From time-to-time we will post items that we are calling Money and Banking 101. These come from various sources around the world. This is the first in that series. The three videos presented here come from the Public Banking Institute and the Pennsylvania Public Bank Project. This is the second post of three in the series.
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 1 of 3)
Money and Banking 101 — Issues and Solutions (Part 1 of 3)
From time-to-time we will post items that we are calling Money and Banking 101. These come from various sources around the world. This is the first in that series. The three videos presented here come from the Public Banking Institute and the Pennsylvania Public Bank Project. This is the first post of three in this series.
Craig Barnes’ Interview of Public Banking Institute Experts
Listen to Craig Barnes interview two experts on public banking, Gwen Hallsmith, Executive Director of the Public Banking Institute, and Mike Krauss, a director of the Public Banking Institute and chairman of the Pennsylvania Project–an organization dedicated to the formation of Public Banks at the state and municipal level in Pennsylvania. They recently visited Santa […]
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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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