by Anthony Colombo | Dec 23, 2016 | New LTE
The New Mexican recently published a generally excellent and informative report by Bruce Krasnow on the steps being taken by the city and residents to establish a public bank for Santa Fe (“What’s the fuss about a public bank in Santa Fe?” Dec. 11). As a founder of...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 16, 2016 | Local Economies, National, News, Print Media, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
Photo: The First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia. (Teemu008 / CC BY-SA 2.0) Mayor Javier Gonzales of Santa Fe, N.M., was defiant when he spoke with National Public Radio’s Kelly McEversin November. Donald Trump had just won the election after running...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 15, 2016 | New LTE
Bruce Krasnow’s piece (“What’s the fuss about a public bank in Santa Fe?” Dec. 11) was one of the best and clearest statements on the subject during the several years the “fuss” has been growing. Craig Barnes, a modest man, would probably be satisfied that the article...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 15, 2016 | Environment, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Adam Johansson In 1918 in Bismarck, North Dakota, populist socialism won big: The Nonpartisan League, a political party founded by poor farmers and former labor organizers, captured both houses of the North Dakota Legislature. Farmers had been badly hurt by...
by Anthony Colombo | Dec 15, 2016 | Environment, National, News, Print Media
Photo: St. Anthony, an unincorporated community in Morton County, N.D. (Kristina Barker / The New York Times) The city should cut its ties with Wells Fargo Bank in part because of the bank’s investment in the Dakota Access Pipeline, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama...