April 13, 2022 Join Us for a Webinar on Public Banking: Investing in Colorado! The Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute (RMPBI), together with Colorado Public Banking Coalition and the national Public Banking Institute (PBI) will feature Ellen Brown, author...
February 16, 2021 In Response: Public Banks Would Shore Up Economy Earl Staelin is an attorney and chair of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute Steering Committee of the Colorado Public Banking Coalition. Alec Tsoucatos, Ph.D.,...
February 9, 2021 Public Banks Will Strengthen the Economy, Reduce Risk, and Increase Accountability Recently, Michael van Norstrand, president of Independent Bankers of Colorado (IBC), wrote an Op-Ed for Colorado Politics: “Public Banks Would Pose Risks, Play Politics.” The...
February 9, 2021 How Do Green, Postal and Public Banks Intersect? What is the difference between Green Banking, Postal Banking, and Public Banking? We’ve outlined a few key differentials below. All three types of banking are...
December 8, 2020 Why the Fed Needs Public Banks – An Opinion Piece from Ellen Brown of Public Banking Institute Thanks to Ellen Brown of Public Banking Institute for the following piece, originally published in Scheerpost. For the full article, click here. On November 20,...
November 25, 2020 Banking Alternatives and Histories: An Excerpt from the New Book, We Own the Future. An excerpt of David Dayen’s new book, We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism—American Style, published by The New Press, was reprinted by The American Prospect....
November 13, 2020 A New Federal Bill Proposed: The Public Banking Act At the federal level, a new bill was introduced at the end of October by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandrai Ocasio-Cortez, proposing a public option...
September 11, 2020 How Public Banks Fight Redlining: A Video from Public Banking Institute Thanks to Public Banking Institute for this excellent recent video about how public banks can fight and work against redlining. Guests this round are Brian...
August 19, 2020 How Would a Public Bank Be Structured? A variety of different methods and models could be used in Colorado including Self-regulation by statute and by-laws: The Bank of North Dakota model has...
August 7, 2020 Where Does the Money Come From? Although some legislators and public officials say the state does not have any money lying around that it could use to create a public bank,...
