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5 Cities Building Wealth Through People Power - Shareable

5 Cities Building Wealth Through People Power - Shareable | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Community wealth building is a way of strengthening communities by supporting democratic ownership and control of local businesses. This means more opportunity, inclusion and prosperity for the many, not just the few. This is aligned with Shareable's vision for Sharing Cities and cooperative economies.

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Santa Fe Mayor Exploring the Potential Of Public Banking

Santa Fe Mayor Exploring the Potential Of Public Banking | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
"We have to become innovators.  We have to think outside the box.  We have to look for non-traditional ways of meeting the critical needs of our community." - Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales
 
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Seattle's Groundbreaking City Council is Considering Another Groundbreaking Idea: A Public Bank

Seattle's Groundbreaking City Council is Considering Another Groundbreaking Idea: A Public Bank | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
As a direct result of Wall Street mismanagement and federal complacency, communities have lost the ability to finance local, sustainable growth and public services.
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Public Banking: It's About the Movement, About the Demand

Public Banking: It's About the Movement, About the Demand | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Alexis Goldstein's excellent coverage of the culmination of Vermont's struggle for a public bank raises a vital point about being in a movement. In Vermont, advocates didn't get (haven't yet gotten) the holy grail of a bonafide public bank.
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Ferguson, Alienation, and City Budgets: Fleece the Poor, or Democratize Finance?

Ferguson, Alienation, and City Budgets: Fleece the Poor, or Democratize Finance? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The elephant in the room is almost always an economic elephant.
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Chicago Mayoral Candidate Amara Enyia Calls for Public Bank

Chicago Mayoral Candidate Amara Enyia Calls for Public Bank | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
31 year-old Amara Enyia holds a J.D. and PhD, has served as a lawyer, a public policy fellow in the Chicago city government, a municipal development consultant, and is currently executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce on Chicago's West...
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Public Banking and Corporate News: When Big Media Struggles to Understand Local Economic Autonomy

Public Banking and Corporate News: When Big Media Struggles to Understand Local Economic Autonomy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Public banks are, above all, tools of local control.
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Vermonters Lobby for Public Bank—And Win Millions for Local Investment

Vermonters Lobby for Public Bank—And Win Millions for Local Investment | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Rainbow over Brattleboro, Vermont. Photo credit: Professor Bop / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND. Article cross-posted from Yes! Magazine. Written by Alexis Goldstein.
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