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The Fed Is A ‘Development Bank’ – Make It Our Development Bank Again
Federal Reserve Building. Image by Boston Public Library (CC by 2.0) By Robert Hockett, Forbes | September 30, 2020 Here’s something you might not have known. The Fed is a national development bank – our national development bank. Its mandate originally was and...
How Our State and Local Governments Can Save More Than $160 Billion a Year by Cutting Interest Payments to Investors
Image by Eric Perlin from Pixabay By Saqib Bhatti and Brittany Alston, Action Center on Race & the Economy | September 4, 2020 As the nation adjusts to the new reality of life in a pandemic, it has become clearer than ever before that a robust social safety...
Local farms, small gardens see boost in interest, funding to tackle hunger
Yvonne Sandoval and youth at Bueno Para Todos. Courtesy of BPT social media. By Elizabeth Miller, New Mexico In Depth | September 28. 2020 A New Mexico public bank could help our small farmers by providing low-interest loans through local banks and funding broad water...
Council Bills Could Pave the Way for a Public Bank in NYC
Mark Levine, a Manhattan Democrat seen here in 2019, is the sponsor of two bills that would boost transparency around the huge sums of tax revenue New York City squirrels away before using it to fund city operations. Photo by Jeff Reed for the New York City Council....
In pandemic spotlight, public banks ponder a greener role
Man carrying bundle of rice in Quezon, Philippines. Public banks are expected to expand debt relief and protect the rights of local communities affected by development projects, among other decisions that spur sustainability, say campaigners. Image: Danilo...
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
Join those who’ve endorsed a Public Bank for New Mexico
“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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