by Anthony Colombo | May 31, 2015 | Commercial Banking, Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
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...
by Anthony Colombo | May 23, 2015 | Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
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...
by Anthony Colombo | May 23, 2015 | Local Economies, News, Public Banking
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...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 3, 2015 | Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Opinion By Earl Staelin Posted: 02/14/2015 After we bailed out the “too-big-to-fail” Wall Street banks in 2008 and 2009, things appeared to have improved. Today, Wall Street is rebounding and the job market is looking up. But the folks on Main Street...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 1, 2015 | Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Alexander Soule, Published 7:43 pm, Monday, February 23, 2015 A Connecticut legislator is seeking a study of whether the state should create a publicly held bank as a way to provide a stable source of funding for various projects, among other potential benefits....
by Anthony Colombo | Mar 21, 2015 | Local Economies, Monetary Policy, News, Public Bank
By Matt Stannard February 19, 2015 You’ll read a lot about activism in this story, but most of it won’t sound terribly sexy or radical. There will be no black masks, no broken barricades or cops bashing skulls. Instead, what you’ll read about is hard work, lots of...