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Public Banking in the Press – Symposium on public banking planned today as city explores feasibility
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Symposium on public banking planned today as city explores feasibility Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 7:00 pm | Updated: 12:30 am, Sat Sep 27, 2014 By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican Mayor Javier Gonzales says that while he was on the campaign trail, an old friend told him […]
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzalez: Public banking worth exploring in Santa Fe
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzalez: Public banking worth exploring in Santa Fe
Santa Fe Mayor, Javier Gonzalez, talks about the importance of the Banking on New Mexico Symposium: Funding Local, Sustainable Economies for the City of Santa Fe.
Craig Barnes in the Press — Public bank can make sense for NM
From the Op-Ed pages of The Albuquerque Journal: Public bank can make sense for NM By Craig Barnes / Founder, We Are People Here! PUBLISHED: Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 12:02 am According to recent reports, of all the states in the union, last year New Mexico had the second-highest poverty rate. More than 20 […]
Public Banking in the Press — Report from Finance New Mexico about Public Banking and Banking on New Mexico Symposium
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Finance New Mexico: Public banking gets a hearing at symposium Posted: Monday, September 22, 2014 7:00 pm For The New Mexican With tighter credit standards that have resulted in fewer loans since the recession of 2008, some are backing an effort to open a publicly owned and managed bank […]
Craig Barnes in the Press — Bringing Democracy to Banking
From the New Mexico Mercury: Bringing Democracy to Banking September 15, 2014 By Craig Barnes Inequality has returned to the United States. Americans are now faced, not only with huge disadvantages in economic competition; politically, we are faced with the rise of a new ruling class. This year’s elections will feature cascades of money from […]
An Invitation: To Be Inspired and Informed at the Banking On New Mexico Symposium – September 26-27, 2014
History suggests that at least two important conditions precede social change: One is education about society’s true conditions, an education that has to spread out from the elite to the general population. The very well established, of course, naturally delay or debunk such education because they don’t much like the change that may come with […]
Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Executive Director, Public Banking Institute – Interviewed by Craig Barnes
Gwen Hallsmith, Executive Director of the Public Banking Institute, was interviewed this morning (Saturday, September 6, 2014) on Our Times with Craig Barnes. Gwen points out that actions to establish state and local municipal public banks are sweeping the country. She explains how interest income that normally goes to the Wall Street banks can be […]
Join Banking on New Mexico’s Nichoe Lichen at the Santa Fe Green Chamber Monthly Luncheon
During the 40 years Nichoe has lived and worked in Santa Fe she has taken leadership roles in helping: restore the Santa Fe River to a protected river corridor, the establishment of El Camino Real River Park and the protection of the Old Pecos Trail as an historic and non-commercialized entrance into Santa Fe. Through […]
Participate in the Banking on New Mexico Symposium: Funding Local, Sustainable Economies – Saturday, September 27, 2014
Greetings friends: The evidence of the influence of money in politics is still all around us. Our upcoming elections will again demonstrate the power of billionaires. Anyone could be excused if he or she felt powerless. But we are not. After two years of study, WeArePeopleHere! is finding more and more promise in the […]
Public Banking in the Press — City of Santa Fe issues RFQ to study a public bank
From The Santa Fe New Mexican: City moving forward with study on public bank Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:00 pm | Updated: 7:23 am, Wed Aug 13, 2014. By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican The idea of creating a public bank in Santa Fe is gaining traction. The city is seeking someone qualified […]
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
“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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