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

Ethical MarketsCommunity Development Solutions, SRI/ESG News

An electronic database called MERS has created defects in the chain of title to over half the homes in America.  Counties have been cheated out of millions of dollars in recording fees, and their title records are in hopeless disarray.  Meanwhile, foreclosed and abandoned homes are blighting neighborhoods.   Straightening out …