Why Banking for the Public Good Is No Pipe Dream

Why Banking for the Public Good Is No Pipe Dream

The California Public Banking Alliance and Public Bank East Bay organizer Susan Harman started a women’s public banking group with Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom to encourage women activists across the country to get involved in the public banking movement and...

Transcending Finance with Public Banking

Transcending Finance with Public Banking

Trinity Tran’s article, “Transcending Finance with Public Banking,” part of the Institute for the Future’s “Imagining Equity: Explorations into the Future of Enterprise” series, discusses the public banking movement’s goal to address longstanding issues...

Banks for the People

Banks for the People

The public banking movement is gaining momentum in the United States as more people seek alternatives to traditional banking institutions. Unlike traditional banks that prioritize profit above all else, public banks aim to promote community development and social justice. Piper French, a...

SF inches closer to creating a public bank

SF inches closer to creating a public bank

San Francisco is taking bold steps towards establishing a Municipal Finance Corporation that is set to become a public bank within the next three to five years. The city aims to launch the $50 million Municipal Finance Corporation, with a focus on financing infrastructure projects, affordable...

Public Banking for Climate Justice

Public Banking for Climate Justice

Public banks can drive the renewable energy revolution by investing in clean energy alternatives, divesting from fossil fuels, and building community wealth. Read “Public Banking for Climate Justice” by the Alliance’s Communications Director, Rick Girling, to learn more....

1239