The Bank of North Dakota (BND), the only public bank in the US, celebrated 100 years of economic liberty from Wall Street banks this week. BND was created in 1919 by the grassroots efforts of the Nonpartisan League. Back in the early 1900s in the Gilded Age, railroads and banks were controlled by wealthy east…
Today, Arizonans for a New Economy has the honor of meeting with the Arizona Bankers Association Board of Directors. We are very excited to have the opportunity to talk with them about public banking and building Arizona’s economy. Here are the slides we will be presenting. Check out the new FDIC data graphics. They clearly…
As we travel around Arizona and present our public banking dog and pony show, we have been gathering data and supporter names for our website and for our email list. What have we learned from our supporters? People understand the need for low-cost loans, they want to build our public education system, and they don’t…
For the past year, Arizonans for a New Economy Co-Directors Jim Hannley and Pamela Powers-Hannley have been giving presentations and promoting public banking throughout Southern Arizona. And the work continues into 2015. Most recently, we spoke to Sustainable Tucson in December and to the Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Church in January. Check out the video presentations…
Just a few days ago, Arizonans for a New Economy launched our supporter page. We were heartened by how many people and organizations jumped at the chance to add their names to our supporter list and our email list in the first 24 hours. More supporter names are rolling in. Even more inspiring have been…
Join the public banking movement in Arizona. We added a supporters’ tab to the top of our page. Click on that link and fill out the very simple form to add your name and/or your group or business name to our supporters page. There is also an option to add your email to our mailing…
Many would agree that Arizona’s post-crash recovery has been lagging behind the rest of the country. The lingering question is: What do we do about it?. Arizonans for a New Economy believes that creation of a state bank would go a long way toward making Arizona financially healthy again. Across the country, states and cities have billions of dollars…
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