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.
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Wall Street Beware: The Public Banking Movement Is Coming for You
The renewed interest in public banking really took off right after the financial collapse in 2008 as people began exploring the option of moving their money into alternative banking institutions
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The Secret to Funding a Green New Deal
Amid transatlantic proposals for a Green New Deal, monetary policy – normally relegated to obscure academic tomes and bureaucratic meetings behind closed doors – has suddenly taken center stage.
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Why Germany Leads in Renewables: It Has Its Own Green Bank
Along with the proposal for a Green New Deal, establishing a national public infrastructure and development bank should be a no-brainer. It's how Germany led the clean energy revolution.
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Why The Public Banking Movement Is Up Against the Ropes In 2019
The movement must go left to go forward.
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Banking on the Future of Los Angeles: Why We Need Charter Amendment B
Angelenos are no longer interested in business-as-usual politics. They want to see progressive reforms in the people’s best interest — and creating a public bank is the clearest example of that.
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Why Los Angeles Should Start a Public Bank
Given Wall Street’s role in creating a recession that gutted the economy, it’s not surprising that a number of cities across the county are now considering establishing publicly controlled banks.
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Can California Utilities Burn Down the State and Make the Public Pay For It?
Oil companies heat and dry up the planet, power companies start fires on the dried up land – and we pay the bills.
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To Stop the Next Financial Crisis, We Need Public Ownership of Banks—Now
When the next crisis hits, the public will once again be called upon to step in and bail out Wall Street. We need to start seriously preparing an alternative response: public banks.
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Why Public Banks Are Suddenly Popular
There's only one in America—in North Dakota. But a growing movement is pushing for them across America, from L.A. to D.C.
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As Finance Capital Pushes Back, Public Banking Must Build and Take Power
To succeed, the public banking movement needs to be more than a good idea. We need supporters to number in the tens of thousands – for if there is not unyielding public demand, there will be no public bank.
