California’s Public Banking Act approved by State Assembly! Next up: Gov. Newsom’s desk
California’s groundbreaking Public Banking Act, AB 857, was approved by the State Assembly today for the concurrence vote, 41 Aye’s, 22 […]
California’s Public Banking Act approved by State Senate! Next up: Assembly floor
California’s groundbreaking Public Banking Act, AB 857, was approved by the State Senate today with widespread support 25 Aye’s, 11 […]
Legal memorandum: Yes public banks are legal. State constitutions don’t prohibit them.
One of the arguments sometimes made by opponents of public banks is that they are not legal under state constitutions. […]
Ellen Brown: How to pull off a modern debt jubilee and create a sustainable economy
Assyrian relief. Photo by Klaus Wagensonner courtesy Truthdig. In a recent Truthdig article, PBI Chair Ellen Brown examines the functional, […]
Latest podcast: Trade wars, free trade, fair trade?
In the shadow of the progressing trade war with China, Ellen Brown and Walt McRee ask Ian Fletcher, author and […]
Video spotlight: KPFK’s “Rising Up With Sonali” examines California’s work to approve public banking
Pacifica Radio KPFK host Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Trinity Tran, co-founder of the California Public Banking Alliance, about public banking and […]
CA’s Public Banking Act clears its final committee! On to full floor votes.
Photo courtesy California Public Banking Alliance. The California Public Banking Act, AB857, cleared the State Senate Appropriations Committee today and […]
Truthout: “Move over Wall Street, people’s banks are coming to replace you”
Photo by Ferran Fusalba Rosello. In this week’s Truthout, Phoenix Goodman, co-founder of Public Bank LA, envisions what an ideal […]
Out of the ashes, Puerto Rico launches a new community currency
Photo courtesy Valor y Cambio. What began as a conversation about value and the solidarity economy has resulted in the […]
Video spotlight: “Making Money” — How a complementary currency empowered a Greek town
After the European Central Bank’s austerity policies destroyed the Greek economy following the 2008-2009 banking crisis, many Greeks turned to […]