Tag Archives: Public Banks

Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus

By Ellen Brown Source: Web of Debt Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks made risk-free by the government should be public utilities.   When the Dodd Frank Act was passed in 2010, President Obama triumphantly … Continue reading

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Newsletter: From Neoliberal Injustice To Economic Democracy

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Source: Dissident Voice The work to transform society involves two parallel paths: resisting harmful systems and institutions and creating new systems and institutions to replace them. Our focus in this article is on positive work that … Continue reading

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WSJ reports: Bank of North Dakota outperforms Wall Street

By Ellen Brown Source: Intrepid Report While 49 state treasuries were submerged in red ink after the 2008 financial crash, one state’s bank outperformed all others and actually launched an economy-shifting new industry. So reports the Wall Street Journal this … Continue reading

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