Joan BartlMay 15, 20175 minAmid Divestment Protests, More Cities Explore Public BanksPhiladelphia City Council Member Cindy Bass was already thinking about how to cut the city’s ties with Wells Fargo when...
Joan BartlApr 26, 20174 minHow a California Public Bank could fix the freeways, send kids to college and ambush Wall StreetRepublicans are dead set on rolling back regulations passed to restrain Wall Street and big banks from repeating...
Joan BartlApr 12, 20177 minWhat a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New JerseyPhil Murphy, the leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his campaign...
Joan BartlApr 11, 20174 minThe Savings And Stability Of Public BankingAs a society obsessed by money, we pay a gigantic price for not educating high school and college students about money and banking...
Joan BartlMar 10, 201710 minCities and States Prefer Public Banks to Wall StreetAlarmed by the corruption and greed of Wall Street, many US cities and states are studying the feasibility of establishing public banks.
Joan BartlJan 26, 20175 minHow to Cut Infrastructure Costs in HalfAmericans could save $1 trillion over 10 years by financing infrastructure through publicly-owned banks like...
Joan BartlOct 16, 201610 minPublic Banks for U.S. CitiesThe Public Bank Project is dedicated to developing financial alternatives to the current system of Wall Street dominated finance to expand..
Joan BartlSep 9, 20165 minPhil Murphy Makes State Bank Centerpiece of Gubernatorial CampaignDemocratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Murphy called for a sweeping revision of state economic policies during a major speech in Newark...
Joan BartlMay 9, 20164 minBank of North Dakota Profitable Despite Oil SlumpWhen Arizonans for a New Economy gives talks about public banking and the Bank of North Dakota, invariably someone in the audience claims...