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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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.
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Banks Raked In $6.4 Billion in Overdraft Fees in 2017. Where's the Public Outrage?
We're talking about the world's most bloated financial giants growing even fatter and richer off the backs of people who are already broke, by charging them additional fees for money they already lack.
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The Public Bank Option: Safer, Local and Half the Cost
Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double-digit lead in New Jersey’s race for governor, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. If he wins on Nov. 7, the nation’s second state-owned bank in a century could follow.
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A Credit Union in Puget Sound Elects a Different Future
The Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union in Washington State has helped locals divest from JPMorgan Chase and now holds $30 million of the community's assets.
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Petition Power: More than 330,000 Reject Holder's “Too Big to Jail”
Activists on Tuesday delivered more than 330,000 signatures to U.S. Department of Justice offices calling on the Obama Administration to reject Eric Holder’s declaration that some financial institutions are too big to jail.
