Episodes
Wednesday May 15, 2019
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - And Forgive Them Their Debts
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
The backdrop of debt is so ubiquitous that we seldom stop to think about what devastation it causes in our personal and public lives. Today’s guest, world-renown economist Dr. Michael Hudson, knows. Debt’s role in destroying economies and nations dates back to ancient times when rulers understood that public debt needed to be periodically forgiven in order to maintain order and economic stability. But today conditions have actually gotten worse as the uber-powerful financial elite the world over prey on the worker economy for the sake of personal profit, infiltrating government decision-making that keeps them and their profits in control. It’s a sobering assessment not to be ignored and a wake-up call for citizen education and action.
Thursday May 02, 2019
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - Getting to Yes
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
What’s it like to start a public bank in 2019, one hundred years after the last one? What steps and impediments are discovered along the way and what succeeds? Today’s guest, David Jette, reports on the substantial progress being made in CA after several years of studying and initiatives for creating public banks. Current proposed legislation seeks to transform an existing state agency for infrastructure and another seeks to open the regulatory path – and both represent the sort of challenges other proponents face around the country. And for karmic and comic relief, we get a visit from Swami Beyondanonda who reviews our civic prospects with inscrutable common sense.