Episodes
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - Will the Fed Help Rescue Main Street?
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Will the Fed Help Rescue Main Street?
While that notion sounds improbable to most economic observers, recent actions by the Federal Reserve have opened the door for critical direct lending to states and large municipalities. This is a big deal because not having to rely on the Wall Street bond market could both increase the amount of funding available and decrease the cost of that borrowing. It is an historic breakthrough that could make a critical difference as costs rise for local governments while their revenues drop precipitously due to the current economic collapse. Further, if this lending relationship continues, new prospects open for creating a distributed network of public banks that hold a permanent relationship with the Fed.
Cheers!
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - Building a Real-World Economy
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Building a Real-World Economy
How would it be if we changed our economic priorities to the concerns of the real world rather than the giddy greed of fantasy finance? Renowned futurist and founder of Ethical Markets, Hazel Henderson, discusses a whole new category of thoughtful, real-world economic study that integrates multiple dimensions of life such as the environment, quality of life, politics, social impact. And speaking of impacts, the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the nation’s financial centers and the Federal Reserve – Ellen discusses these impacts on our understanding of funding limitations; we may have blown right through them!