The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
Paul Volcker
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How the International Monetary Conference Helped Fuel the 1980s Debt Crisis
Two years before the 1982 debt crisis erupted, the world’s top bankers met secretly in New Orleans and warned that a “safety net” may be needed to bail out the major banks which lent money to the developing world.
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Volcker Rule Approved By All 5 Regulators Signals Crackdown on Wall Street Banks
The 953-page edict, part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, codifies and restricts the way banks trade securities, setting in motion a broad new government rule to limit risk-taking by Wall Street and scale back trading activities.
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Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-Known Model
Established in 1949, Costa Rica's four public banks have remained open and in public hands in spite of enormous pressure by the IMF and the U.S. to privatize them.
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Global Power Project: Central Bankers and the Institute of International Finance, Part 3
The relationship between the powerfully connected Institute of International Finance and global central bankers goes well beyond the timid attempts at “regulation” on the part of global banks, as this third segment in the IFF series reveals.
