Episodes
Friday Dec 18, 2020
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - What Do You Know?
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
What Do You Know?
After almost 100 years of living you’d be surprised what you might learn, especially if you’ve had the high privilege of knowing state secrets. Conclusions and insights drawn from those many years of experience are particularly valuable when they come from an iconic public leader like our guest, the Honorable Paul Hellyer, former Defense Minister of Canada, that nation’s longest-serving Parliamentarian. Hellyer has written 17 books and his latest, Liberation: The Economics of Hope deals squarely with the many overlooked and hidden realities that determine how our world works and for whom. Ellen talks with Paul Hellyer at length about what he’s seen and who he sees is really in charge of this planet and how they shape our democratic future.
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown - Transforming Banks
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Transforming Banks
The history of banking is at the center of cultural evolution from Sumerian tallies of agricultural debts, to the Medici, all the way to the current Global Masters of Capital. But banks today are being called to evolve into more democratic institutions that can foster and nurture human community rather than continuing to prioritize private profits above public interest . Our guests today discuss how some banks are already taking breakthrough roles in stabilizing communities and fostering well-being returns on civic investments. Notable activist banker Kat Taylor, Chair of Beneficial State Bank, joins Foresight Lab directors Ed Quevedo and Mackinzee Macho and ecological economist Mark Anielski to discuss the changing foundations of banking and the transformative prospects that offers.