Bob Mang, Re-Genesis Inc, Co-Founder (Retired) and AFLEP Board member, talks about rural economic development and how business guilds can regenerate communities.
The SEED NM Sustainable Economy Policy Symposium met in January 2022 to discuss how to achieve a sustainable, equitable economy in New Mexico that works for all. For more information and ways to get involved, visit https://seednm.org/.
By C.J. Polychroniou for Truthout | February 17, 2024 (Photo: LEONARDO MUNOZ / VIEWPRESS / GETTY IMAGES) Progressive economist Gerald Epstein explains how we can build a banking system that puts people over profit. Our current banking and financial system has...
By Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams | December 13, 2023 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks while Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) looks on (Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images) "Wall Street-run banks are failing to serve many of my residents who are struggling to...
By David Brand for Gothamist | November 1, 2023 (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images) New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling on state lawmakers to tackle unfair credit and lending practices that fuel a staggering racial gap in homeownership and force New...
We had a great discussion panel with Retake our Democracy ahead of the 2023 Legislative session. October 26, 2022
AFLEP Leadership Team Member and Albuquerque”buy local” business advocate, Clifton Chadwick shares key economic reasons why he supports the creation of a State-Owned Public Bank. March 10, 2022
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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