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 | May 23, 2015 | News, Public Banking
Why Santa Fe needs a public bank. Is Santa Fe an Amtrak Crash waiting to happen? Santa Fe’s infrastructure needs are only funded at 10%. Derailing Amtrak: The Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis by Ellen Brown, May 17, 2015 http://WebofDebt.wordpress.com...
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 7, 2015 | News, Public Banking
The Banking on Colorado event a few weeks ago was a great success, and even if you have read articles or books by Nomi Prins, you really have to watch this video of her rousing keynote address. It was truly remarkable to see a former Goldman Sachs insider heaping...
by Anthony Colombo | Feb 22, 2015 | News, Public Banking
by Matt Stannard | February 18, 2015 American Banker, founded in 1836, is America’s oldest and most important banking journal. Over half a million people read its five day-a-week news site every month, and over 35,000 people subscribe to the print version. Independent...