Infrastructure

Joan Bartl

Apr 26, 20174 min read

How a California Public Bank could fix the freeways, send kids to college and ambush Wall Street

Republicans are dead set on rolling back regulations passed to restrain Wall Street and big banks from repeating...

Joan Bartl

Apr 12, 20177 min read

What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey

Phil Murphy, the leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his campaign...

Joan Bartl

Jan 26, 20174 min read

Public banks help communities thrive. Why aren't there more?

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the idea of creating a public bank has been proposed in dozens of states across the country...

Joan Bartl

Jan 26, 20175 min read

How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in Half

Americans could save $1 trillion over 10 years by financing infrastructure through publicly-owned banks like...

Joan Bartl

Jan 6, 20173 min read

The Homegrown Promise of a Seattle Public Bank

A Seattle public bank would support local development by keeping our tax money at work at home.

Joan Bartl

Oct 16, 201610 min read

Public Banks for U.S. Cities

The Public Bank Project is dedicated to developing financial alternatives to the current system of Wall Street dominated finance to expand..

Joan Bartl

May 9, 20164 min read

Bank of North Dakota Profitable Despite Oil Slump

When Arizonans for a New Economy gives talks about public banking and the Bank of North Dakota, invariably someone in the audience claims...

Joan Bartl

Jul 15, 20152 min read

OP-ED: Garden State Needs Its Own Public Bank to Help Stoke Economic Growth

New Jersey should have its own public bank — in fact, perhaps several of them dedicated to serve local municipalities and other targeted...

Joan Bartl

Jul 2, 20159 min read

Public Banks: Bank of North Dakota

North Dakota is the only state that has established a publicly owned bank. Founded in 1919, the Bank of North Dakota’s mission is...