The Stone that Brings Down Goliath? Richmond and Eminent Domain

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

In a nearly $13 billion settlement with the US Justice Department in November 2013,JPMorganChase admitted that it, along with every other large US bank, had engaged in mortgage fraud as a routine business practice, sowing the seeds of the mortgage meltdown. JPMorgan and other megabanks have now been caught in over …

AMI 9th Annual Conference Report – An Important Conference

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute, Three areas to discuss: * First, a report on the 9th Annual AMI Monetary Reform Conference by Jamie Walton. * Second, a link to our Google Group posting of a “Gem” of an article organized and written by first time conference participant, Nick …

Friday Video: Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP on Positive Money

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Positive Money Conference “Modernising Money” on 26th January 2013 in London       Speaking at the “Modernising Money” Conference, Caroline Lucas, MP, states:     “The debate that Positive Money has started is an incredibly important one. We all need to better understand the role that money and its creation …

Monetary Reform Plank of the US Green Party (Greening the dollar)

kristyReforming Global Finance

AMERICAN MONETARY INSTITUTE PO BOX 601, VALATIE, NY 12184 Tel. 518-392-5387, ami@taconic.net http://www.monetary.org Stephen Zarlenga, Director Friday, September 3, 2010 U.S. Green Party National Committee Approves Monetary Reform Plank: Monetary Reform Plank of the US Green Party (Greening the dollar) While the banking reforms outlined in the above 12 points …

Interview with new Green Party governor in Baden-Württemberg (state) Germany

kristyBeyond GDP

Thanks to Paul Ray! Here is an interview with the first rational politician I have discovered; by which I mean someone who understands that we need a new economic model, one that puts the health and functionality of both the people and the environment first, and then seeks to figure …