by Michelle Mosser | Sep 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Economics, Environment, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
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...
by Michelle Mosser | Sep 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News, News
Photo courtesy Public News Service By New Mexico Voices for Children, Los Alamos Reporter | September 17, 2020 A NM Public Bank could help NM recover from the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic by assuring that all New Mexicans have access to the...
by Michelle Mosser | Sep 21, 2020 | National, News, Postal Banking
Photo: Rural NM post office, by Joanna Poe (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams | September 17, 2020 Postal banking would offer fair, affordable and highly available public banking options for private citizens. “No one in America should...
by Michelle Mosser | Sep 17, 2020 | Environment, New Mexico, New Mexico News, News, Santa Fe
Santa Cruz Lake reservoir supplies acequias in the valley. Photo by Leah Cantor, Santa Fe Reporter. By Leah Cantor, Santa Fe Reporter | September 16, 2020 As NM faces increasingly dry conditions, the need for better water infrastructure becomes increasingly...
by Michelle Mosser | Sep 15, 2020 | Commercial Banking, News
Photo by Oscar Perry Abello By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | September 15, 2020 When two banks merge, it’s often bad news for at least one of those bank’s communities. They could be merging because one of the two banks has failed, and regulators from the...
by Michelle Mosser | Sep 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News, News, Small Business
Photo courtesy Civil Eats By Lisa Held, Civil Eats | September 14, 2020 NM relies on farming as an industry and as a source of local, healthy food. A NM public bank could provide more support to farmers across the state When their buyers closed up shop,...