The Web of Debt Blog: Green Light for City-owned San Francisco Bank

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

We at Ethical Markets  fully support publicly-owned  city banks , and for full disclosure ,Hazel Henderson , our Editor serves on the Advisory Board of the Public Banking Institute , headed by Ellen H. Brown J.D.  author of this column and many books including The Web of Debt  and  just …

MAPPING THE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY

Jay OwenSustainability News, Articles by Hazel Henderson

MAPPING THE  TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABILITY By Hazel Henderson © 2013  for CSRWire Appeared on CSRWire July 1, 2013 as “Challenging Traditional Finance: Mapping the Transition to Sustainability” http://bit.ly/finsust A whole-system global transition is underway and accelerating as human activities encounter planetary boundaries.  Globalization of our technologies of transportation and communication …

Publisher’s Column: Taibbi Vanquishes Vampire Squid

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

  Publisher’s Column:  Taibbi Vanquishes Vampire Squid  This and other highlights of the Public Banking 2013 Conference now available for free viewing on the Public Banking Institute’s website here. As one of the many people producing the Public Banking 2013 Conference, Conversation and TPP Forum, it was satisfying beyond measure to …

PBI Newsletter – TPP and Public Banks, Cyprus, Letter from a Vermont Farmer, and more…

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

We at Ethical Markets  support the views of the Public Banking Institute and  our President ,  Hazel Henderson serves on its Advisory Board ,  Editor TPP and Public Banks, Cyprus, Letter from a Vermont Farmer, and more… PBI Newsletter, March 2013, Edition #23 Email not displaying correctly? View it in …

The Trillion Dollar Coin: Joke or Game-changer?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

We agree with lawyer Ellen Brown, president of the Public Banking Institute, in this important article.  — Hazel Henderson, Editor The Trillion Dollar Coin: Joke or Game-Changer? By Ellen Brown, author, Web of Debt The trillion dollar coin actually represents one of the most important principles of popular prosperity ever …

Philadelphia Freedom: Birthplace of the Constitution Takes Center Stage

kristyReforming Global Finance

Philadelphia Freedom: Birthplace of the Constitution Takes Center Stage ‘Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom From the day that I was born I’ve waved the flag Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man Yeah, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had. — Elton John, Bernie …

Public Banking Revolution Continues!

kristyGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

PBI Newsletter, Issue: # 011 February 28th, 2012 Welcome to the PBI Newsletter, February Edition Greetings! With the addition of new bills introduced in the legislatures of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Idaho, the total number of states that have considered, or are considering, a state bank or a study for …

Democratizing Money – Restoring Prosperity

kristyReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

The Public Banking Institute would like to extend this invitation for you to attend our inaugural National Conference on April 27 and 28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please be sure to join us for a welcome reception the evening of Thursday, April 26. After the unparalleled increase in interest in banking …

Occupy the Neighborhood: How Counties Can Use Land Banks and Eminent Domain

kristyReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

Occupy the Neighborhood: How Counties Can Use Land Banks and Eminent Domain Ellen Browneb_small Chairman and President Public Banking Institute An electronic database called MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems) has created defects in the chain of title to over half the homes in America. Counties have been cheated out of …

PBI Newsletter, 1111 – The PA Project, PBI National Conference

kristyReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

The Pennsylvania Project – We Have Liftoff! Mike KrausskraussPB080946 Board Member Public Banking Institute Founder and Chair The Pennsylvania Project The Pennsylvania Project, Inc. is a not-for-profit and non-partisan Pennsylvania public corporation. We are filing for IRS 501c4 status. This means contributions are not tax deductible, but that we have …