May 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
…to Ellen Brown for speaking here in Boston on March 31, and to Encuentro 5 for hosting the talk. The bad weather that night cut Ellen’s presentation short, but we appreciate the time she took to meet with and talk to those of us who are involved with the...
Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ellen Brown, founder of the Public Banking Institute and author of The Public Banking Solution and Web of Debt, will be speaking here in Boston on Friday, March 31, at Encuentro 5, 9 Hamilton Place. Doors open at 5:30 and the talk begins at 5:45. The talk is free and...
Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institute has published a nice explainer on public investment, which includes a look at various official definitions of infrastructure, and trends in state and federal public investment over the last decades. You’ve probably...
Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Post-election, Donald Trump has threatened sanctuary cities—municipalities that have formally stated they will not detain individuals for violating federal immigration laws—with the loss of federal funding. Santa Fe is one such city facing the potential loss of 2% of...
Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Phil Murphy, the Democratic party candidate for Governor in New Jersey, has come out in favor of a public “Bank of New Jersey,” in a talk at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His remarks, at least as the story quoted him, indicate that the bank would...
Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Stockton, California, a city with a beautiful waterfront, a rich history, and the distinction of being named an All-American city in 1999 and 2004, is now hobbling economically—not because of its residents, but because of Wall Street. In July 2012, the city filed for...
