Public Banking Institute
@publicbanksnow.bsky.social
Our mission is to inspire, enable, & support Public Bank initiatives, returning control of money & credit to states & communities to: support local biz, create jobs, build & maintain infrastr, support & expand public budgets, & stabilize during econ crises
Yes! more news to share about our conference in #Philly in October! Check out this list of public banking #leadership! Come meet @ellenhbrown.bsky.social Register here tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep to share your voice. All hands on deck! #It'sOurMoney! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
August 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Yes! more news to share about our conference in #Philly in October! Check out this list of public banking #leadership! Come meet @ellenhbrown.bsky.social Register here tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep to share your voice. All hands on deck! #It'sOurMoney! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
We've got a great list of economists, labor and community innovators who will be joining us for our conference in October. We hope you'll be there to add your voice. This is the perfect time to #CreatePublicBanksNow! & a beautiful time of year to be in #Philly! tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep #It'sOurMoney!
August 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
We've got a great list of economists, labor and community innovators who will be joining us for our conference in October. We hope you'll be there to add your voice. This is the perfect time to #CreatePublicBanksNow! & a beautiful time of year to be in #Philly! tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep #It'sOurMoney!
Find out how a national public bank could manage our debt. #AlpheccaMuttardy from @nibcoalition.bsky.social will be speaking at our conference about how to create a sustainable #FinancialInfrastructure by funding a #PublicBank. Register for the conference thru the QR below or tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep
August 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Find out how a national public bank could manage our debt. #AlpheccaMuttardy from @nibcoalition.bsky.social will be speaking at our conference about how to create a sustainable #FinancialInfrastructure by funding a #PublicBank. Register for the conference thru the QR below or tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep
It certainly does Steve. Join us for our conference in Oct! More than 30 efforts to #CreatePublicBanksNow! have been started since @ellenhbrown.bsky.social brought together the co-founders of the www.PublicBankingInstitute.org. Hear from state, regional and local coordinators.
August 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It certainly does Steve. Join us for our conference in Oct! More than 30 efforts to #CreatePublicBanksNow! have been started since @ellenhbrown.bsky.social brought together the co-founders of the www.PublicBankingInstitute.org. Hear from state, regional and local coordinators.
We've got really excellent speakers lined up for our conference in Philly to #DeclareFinancialIndependence #WallStreet #PublicBanking #CreatePublicBanksNow! tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep Alphecca Muttardy will be there too representing the @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Please join us online or in person.
Please join us online or in person.
August 19, 2026 at 8:24 PM
We've got really excellent speakers lined up for our conference in Philly to #DeclareFinancialIndependence #WallStreet #PublicBanking #CreatePublicBanksNow! tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep Alphecca Muttardy will be there too representing the @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Please join us online or in person.
Please join us online or in person.
Exactly. Public Banks are countercyclical. Check out this graphic. #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us for our conference in #Philly to #DeclareFinacialIndependence from #WallStreet tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep
August 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Exactly. Public Banks are countercyclical. Check out this graphic. #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us for our conference in #Philly to #DeclareFinacialIndependence from #WallStreet tinyurl.com/PBIFinIndep
@paworkingfamilies.bsky.social we are coming to #Philly to #DeclareFinancialIndependence! We'd love to welcome your members! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Please DM us to connect! #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney
August 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
@paworkingfamilies.bsky.social we are coming to #Philly to #DeclareFinancialIndependence! We'd love to welcome your members! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Please DM us to connect! #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney
Why does #socialism have such bad connotations? Everyone benefits from the national interstate, and other infrastructure built for "society". Do people know that's where the word comes from? #CreatePublicBanksNow! Oct 22-24 2026 in Philly. #DeclareFinancialIndependence! @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Even in conservative North Dakota, some socialist institutions thrive
Candidates affiliated with Democratic Socialists of America, an organization well to the left of the Democratic Party, have scored wins in several of the party’s competitive primaries. It’s very likel...
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August 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Why does #socialism have such bad connotations? Everyone benefits from the national interstate, and other infrastructure built for "society". Do people know that's where the word comes from? #CreatePublicBanksNow! Oct 22-24 2026 in Philly. #DeclareFinancialIndependence! @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Confirmed Speakers:
@thomasmhanna.bsky.social VP, TDC
Don Morgan, President @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social
Dr. Alphecca Muttardy IMF @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Dr. Richard Werner Economist & Author
#DeclareFinancialIndependence in Philly in Oct. #VT is so close! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us!
@thomasmhanna.bsky.social VP, TDC
Don Morgan, President @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social
Dr. Alphecca Muttardy IMF @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Dr. Richard Werner Economist & Author
#DeclareFinancialIndependence in Philly in Oct. #VT is so close! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us!
August 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Confirmed Speakers:
@thomasmhanna.bsky.social VP, TDC
Don Morgan, President @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social
Dr. Alphecca Muttardy IMF @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Dr. Richard Werner Economist & Author
#DeclareFinancialIndependence in Philly in Oct. #VT is so close! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us!
@thomasmhanna.bsky.social VP, TDC
Don Morgan, President @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social
Dr. Alphecca Muttardy IMF @nibcoalition.bsky.social
Dr. Richard Werner Economist & Author
#DeclareFinancialIndependence in Philly in Oct. #VT is so close! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Join us!
Confirmed Speakers
@oscarthinks.bsky.social @nextcity.org
@carmitage.bsky.social The Existentialist Republic
@ellenhbrown.bsky.social @publicbanksnow.bsky.social
Dr. Christine Desan @harvard.edu
Dr. Amara Enyia @mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social
@videotroph.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
@oscarthinks.bsky.social @nextcity.org
@carmitage.bsky.social The Existentialist Republic
@ellenhbrown.bsky.social @publicbanksnow.bsky.social
Dr. Christine Desan @harvard.edu
Dr. Amara Enyia @mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social
@videotroph.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Confirmed Speakers
@oscarthinks.bsky.social @nextcity.org
@carmitage.bsky.social The Existentialist Republic
@ellenhbrown.bsky.social @publicbanksnow.bsky.social
Dr. Christine Desan @harvard.edu
Dr. Amara Enyia @mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social
@videotroph.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
@oscarthinks.bsky.social @nextcity.org
@carmitage.bsky.social The Existentialist Republic
@ellenhbrown.bsky.social @publicbanksnow.bsky.social
Dr. Christine Desan @harvard.edu
Dr. Amara Enyia @mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social
@videotroph.bsky.social @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
Keep local tax dollars local. Modeled on North Dakota’s 100-yr success, public banking protects community banks & stops Wall St bailouts. Oct 22-24 we'll #DeclareFinancialIndependence! in Philly. Join #DonMorgan of the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social & bankers from across the country! #It'sOurMoney!
August 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Keep local tax dollars local. Modeled on North Dakota’s 100-yr success, public banking protects community banks & stops Wall St bailouts. Oct 22-24 we'll #DeclareFinancialIndependence! in Philly. Join #DonMorgan of the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social & bankers from across the country! #It'sOurMoney!
Wall Street is a centralized monopoly. In Philly this Oct, we gather to Declare Financial Independence from Wall Street. Which city or state will be the next to launch their public bank? #SanFrancisco? #Vermont? #NewYorkCity? Keep our community’s wealth local? #CreatePublicBanksNow! @mayor.nyc.gov
August 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Wall Street is a centralized monopoly. In Philly this Oct, we gather to Declare Financial Independence from Wall Street. Which city or state will be the next to launch their public bank? #SanFrancisco? #Vermont? #NewYorkCity? Keep our community’s wealth local? #CreatePublicBanksNow! @mayor.nyc.gov
www.PublicBankingInstitute.org invites you to register for our upcoming conference in Philadelphia October 22-24. Registration is open! We'll meet to declare our financial freedom from the centralized monopoly that is Wall street. #It'sOurMoney! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Be part of creating a strategy!
Public Banking, Public Prosperity: A Declaration of Financial Independence
Online registration for Public Banking, Public Prosperity: A Declaration of Financial Independence.
tinyurl.com
August 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
www.PublicBankingInstitute.org invites you to register for our upcoming conference in Philadelphia October 22-24. Registration is open! We'll meet to declare our financial freedom from the centralized monopoly that is Wall street. #It'sOurMoney! #CreatePublicBanksNow! Be part of creating a strategy!
Right Now @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social President #DonMorgan is speaking at the #VermontLawSchool #PublicBankingCongress
August 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Right Now @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social President #DonMorgan is speaking at the #VermontLawSchool #PublicBankingCongress
The answer is a resounding "YES!" #CreatePublicBanksNow! in #SanFrancisco and throughout the country. If your city is too small to go it alone, try a regional model. We can help! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
Preparing for Extreme Heat / Should SF Create a Public Bank? / SF Boom & Bust
State of the Bay explores the risks of extreme heat and how our city can prepare, delves into the debate over whether San Francisco should establish a public bank and hears about SF's boom and bust hi...
www.kalw.org
August 3, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The answer is a resounding "YES!" #CreatePublicBanksNow! in #SanFrancisco and throughout the country. If your city is too small to go it alone, try a regional model. We can help! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
Register to attend Vermont's Public Banking Congress virtually! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org will have board members there! If you're in the Northeast, you can register to attend in person! Wish I could be there, Lake Morey Resort is lovely. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Vermont Public Banking Congress
Public banking has deep roots in American history. Vermont chartered one of the nation's earliest state-owned banks in 1806. More than a century later…
www.whiterivernrcd.org
July 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Register to attend Vermont's Public Banking Congress virtually! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org will have board members there! If you're in the Northeast, you can register to attend in person! Wish I could be there, Lake Morey Resort is lovely. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Lots of CA towns want to #CreatePublicBanksNow! Berkeley voters will decide! A public bank would be a great place to hold the proceeds from the #BillionairesTax, also on the ballot. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org is hosting a conference in October in #Philly. A Declaration of Financial Independence!
Berkeley voters will decide on these 7 ballot measures in November
Berkeley's 2026 crop of ballot measures includes proposals to create a public bank and double the city's soda tax.
www.berkeleyside.org
July 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Lots of CA towns want to #CreatePublicBanksNow! Berkeley voters will decide! A public bank would be a great place to hold the proceeds from the #BillionairesTax, also on the ballot. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org is hosting a conference in October in #Philly. A Declaration of Financial Independence!
Mr. Tadesse knows his stuff. We should #CreatePublicBanksNow! CA ..."doesn’t need to invent a new model...{BoND]—the only state public bank in the country...offer low-cost patient capital...during COVID-19...deployed emergency funds...at twice California’s rate..." www.publicbankinginstitute.org
Why California Needs a State Public Bank - USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)
Data and Analysis to Power Social Change
dornsife.usc.edu
July 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Mr. Tadesse knows his stuff. We should #CreatePublicBanksNow! CA ..."doesn’t need to invent a new model...{BoND]—the only state public bank in the country...offer low-cost patient capital...during COVID-19...deployed emergency funds...at twice California’s rate..." www.publicbankinginstitute.org
"...San Francisco has the potential to set an incredibly powerful standard, wresting financial control from predatory institutions like Bank of America (where the city’s General Fund money is currently kept) and into the hands of the people..." Yes! This will be historic! #CreatePublicBanksNow!
After 10 years, advocates finally have a chance to make public bank a reality - 48 hills
Just a vision in 2016, it's now coming before the voters. But will Mayor Lurie stand in the way?
48hills.org
July 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"...San Francisco has the potential to set an incredibly powerful standard, wresting financial control from predatory institutions like Bank of America (where the city’s General Fund money is currently kept) and into the hands of the people..." Yes! This will be historic! #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Wish your state public bank earned $230M last year? O, right, you don't have a state public bank... YET! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Join us for our Coalition Call the 2nd Friday of each month at noon ET. Register: tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall #CreatePublicBanksNow! Donate: tinyurl.com/DonatePBI
Record income for Bank of North Dakota
Last year was a record-breaker for the Bank of North Dakota. It earned more than $230 million, with nearly $11 billion in assets.
www.kfyrtv.com
July 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Wish your state public bank earned $230M last year? O, right, you don't have a state public bank... YET! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Join us for our Coalition Call the 2nd Friday of each month at noon ET. Register: tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall #CreatePublicBanksNow! Donate: tinyurl.com/DonatePBI
Richie Greenberg, public banking is successful around the world. "...Government institutions have a charming habit of letting elected officials and their loudest friends decide who gets money..." Government officials won't be deciding who gets the loans. Bankers like Don Morgan of BoND. Look him up.
San Francisco Public Bank: Because What This City Needs Is Another Bright Idea – California Globe
californiaglobe.com
July 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Richie Greenberg, public banking is successful around the world. "...Government institutions have a charming habit of letting elected officials and their loudest friends decide who gets money..." Government officials won't be deciding who gets the loans. Bankers like Don Morgan of BoND. Look him up.
Yes, the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social is one of the most stable banks in the world. In 2008 it was the *only* bank in the US that remained in the black. The residents benefit from it's surplus often. Rural hospitals were the most recent beneficiaries. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org for more info.
Even in conservative North Dakota, some socialist institutions thrive
Regardless of whether Americans think socialism is bad or good, or how they define it, most of them embrace socialist policies and programs – as long as no one calls them that.
theconversation.com
July 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Yes, the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social is one of the most stable banks in the world. In 2008 it was the *only* bank in the US that remained in the black. The residents benefit from it's surplus often. Rural hospitals were the most recent beneficiaries. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org for more info.
Mr. Tan, have you done your research? www.PublicBankingInstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Garry Tan: San Francisco public bank proposal risks city finances
Garry Tan raises concerns over a proposal for a San Francisco public bank, calling it a potential grift that could harm city finances.
tradersunion.com
July 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Mr. Tan, have you done your research? www.PublicBankingInstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow!
It's been a long & winding road for #SanFrancisco's movement to #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org has been with them the entire way, and we're excited to celebrate with them when the #BallotMeasure is passed! City Council Members are showing real leadership! Let the people decide
San Francisco voters to decide on creating city-run public bank
A ballot measure heads to voters this November.
www.axios.com
July 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's been a long & winding road for #SanFrancisco's movement to #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org has been with them the entire way, and we're excited to celebrate with them when the #BallotMeasure is passed! City Council Members are showing real leadership! Let the people decide
Here's an excellent bit of history for those of you wondering how the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social was born. Anything about this story seem familiar? We are living in troubled times. I bet farmers in all states wish they had thought of this! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org
Our American Story: Feeding a Nation: Agriculture, Cooperation, and Civic Duty
<p>With spring seeding underway across North Dakota, it’s a timely reminder that agriculture has always been more than a livelihood. It has been a foundation for national leadership, helping feed a gr...
www.devilslakejournal.com
July 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Here's an excellent bit of history for those of you wondering how the @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social was born. Anything about this story seem familiar? We are living in troubled times. I bet farmers in all states wish they had thought of this! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org