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
#CreatePublicBanksNow! Happy to start with #SanFrancisco
A closer look: San Francisco's public bank proposal
San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen joins Raj Mathai to discuss a push in the city to start a public bank.
www.nbcbayarea.com
May 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
#CreatePublicBanksNow! Happy to start with #SanFrancisco
www.PublicBankingInstitute.org is always happy to visit with #BankingOnTheLeft's Scott Ferguson (@videotroph.bsky.social). Always very informative and forwards the movement to #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney! Join the conversation during our next tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall June 12th!
June 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
www.PublicBankingInstitute.org is always happy to visit with #BankingOnTheLeft's Scott Ferguson (@videotroph.bsky.social). Always very informative and forwards the movement to #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney! Join the conversation during our next tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall June 12th!
This is leadership! Thank you #SanFrancisco! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org @capublicbanking.bsky.social
SF: Charter Amendment Could Create Nation's First Municipal Public Bank
San Francisco could create the nation's first public municipal bank under a charter amendment proposed Tuesday.
www.sfgate.com
May 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is leadership! Thank you #SanFrancisco! #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org @capublicbanking.bsky.social
#CreatePublicBanksNow! "...A path forward exists...we redesign Seattle’s current fiscal architecture...By creating a city-owned public bank, Seattle can...provide residents with low-cost financial services; it can also buy its own debt and pay interest to the city instead of private creditors."
If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.
The Seattle Loop: Reclaiming the Public Interest
By Tyler Suksawat & Scott Ferguson A palpable, but indecisive enthusiasm permeated a recent Seattle arts forum, revealing a city desperate for a future that no one quite knows how to build, let…
moneyontheleft.org
May 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
#CreatePublicBanksNow! "...A path forward exists...we redesign Seattle’s current fiscal architecture...By creating a city-owned public bank, Seattle can...provide residents with low-cost financial services; it can also buy its own debt and pay interest to the city instead of private creditors."
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
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.
"The amendment would restrict the bank from making loans outside of San Francisco ...[and]... to... "fossil fuels, private prisons and detention centers, weapons manufacturers, tobacco products and businesses who engage in labor or human rights violations,"..." #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
San Francisco takes another step towards establishing a public bank
San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen introduced legislation on Tuesday to create a public municipal bank.
www.kalw.org
May 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"The amendment would restrict the bank from making loans outside of San Francisco ...[and]... to... "fossil fuels, private prisons and detention centers, weapons manufacturers, tobacco products and businesses who engage in labor or human rights violations,"..." #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
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!
Our very own #EllenBrown. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
AEOO advisor Ellen Brown, of @publicbanksnow.bsky.social, published a great piece with @laprogressive.bsky.social urging the POTUS to look to the first Republican, Abraham Lincoln, for real solutions to the mounting public debt.
www.laprogressive.com/economic-equ...
www.laprogressive.com/economic-equ...
May 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our very own #EllenBrown. #CreatePublicBanksNow!
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
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...
www.lockhaven.com
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
@julianabennett.bsky.social @senchrislarson.bsky.social @ryanclancywi.bsky.social @senkeldaroys.bsky.social @francescahongwi.bsky.social You'll find great videos here and an infographic! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow in Wisconsin! Create a thriving economy for your residents!
Opinion | Wisconsin needs public banking
John Nichols: A state-run public bank, like one that has operated in North Dakota for over a century, would serve the public interest rather than private banks' bottom line.
captimes.com
April 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@julianabennett.bsky.social @senchrislarson.bsky.social @ryanclancywi.bsky.social @senkeldaroys.bsky.social @francescahongwi.bsky.social You'll find great videos here and an infographic! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org #CreatePublicBanksNow in Wisconsin! Create a thriving economy for your residents!
“...The question isn’t just is there enough money,” Tran said. “...who decides where our common dollars go today, how they’re used, and whether they stay in communities and benefit our localities, or... keep getting signed out to private institutions...” #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
Public banking movement gains momentum in Sacramento - The Sacramento Observer
Discover the growing public banking movement in California and how it could transform communities by reinvesting funds locally for affordable housing and climate resilience.
sacobserver.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“...The question isn’t just is there enough money,” Tran said. “...who decides where our common dollars go today, how they’re used, and whether they stay in communities and benefit our localities, or... keep getting signed out to private institutions...” #CreatePublicBanksNow! #It'sOurMoney!
#LinaKhan is on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition team? Could they be considering a move to #CreatePublicBanksNow in NYC?
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#LinaKhan is on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition team? Could they be considering a move to #CreatePublicBanksNow in NYC?
@bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social getting it done! Wish you had a state #publicbank? How could your state alleviate damage done by the national financial crisis? #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInsitute.org Learn how money is created, and PB benefits. Educational materials! Tell a friend!
North Dakota boosts ag relief program, adding $100M
State officials are authorizing the Bank of North Dakota to further expand the largest agriculture disaster relief program in the bank’s history.
bismarcktribune.com
March 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
@bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social getting it done! Wish you had a state #publicbank? How could your state alleviate damage done by the national financial crisis? #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInsitute.org Learn how money is created, and PB benefits. Educational materials! Tell a friend!
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
"...What if a city established a public bank and that public bank regularly purchased the city’s debt?..[This] would liberate the city’s munis from private bond markets and punishing rating agencies, while expanding the city’s fiscal capacity beyond projected tax revenues..." #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Reclaiming the Public Interest: Cities Should Sell Municipal Bonds to Their Own Public Banks - MR Online
What chance do local governments have in fighting authoritarian austerity, especially when they are left to rely on feckless legislators at the state and federal levels who refuse to push back? Right ...
mronline.org
March 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"...What if a city established a public bank and that public bank regularly purchased the city’s debt?..[This] would liberate the city’s munis from private bond markets and punishing rating agencies, while expanding the city’s fiscal capacity beyond projected tax revenues..." #CreatePublicBanksNow!
Sorry, Matt, these are all arguments private banks have been pushing for decades. We agree the feasibility study is a waste of money. We already know a public bank would be a tremendous asset for CA, if only in saving the interest costs on bonding. CA and all states should #CreatePublicBanksNow!
A Public Bank in California Would Be Costly, Risky, and Unnecessary - FEE
Forming a state-run bank in California would be a massive undertaking for which the state is woefully unqualified. It’s also a big risk to taxpayers and is
fee.org
June 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Sorry, Matt, these are all arguments private banks have been pushing for decades. We agree the feasibility study is a waste of money. We already know a public bank would be a tremendous asset for CA, if only in saving the interest costs on bonding. CA and all states should #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!
"...increase the gross receipts tax on companies... such as certain credit card companies, consumer lending companies and mortgage brokers. The tax would increase from its current range of 1.5 to 3.36 percent, to 1.69 to 3.85 percent...."
Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social
Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social
S.F. supervisor proposes tax to fund a public bank
The tax would raise $40-50 million a year and start San Francisco on the road to being the first U.S. city with a municipal public bank.
missionlocal.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"...increase the gross receipts tax on companies... such as certain credit card companies, consumer lending companies and mortgage brokers. The tax would increase from its current range of 1.5 to 3.36 percent, to 1.69 to 3.85 percent...."
Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social
Will #SF #CreatePublicBanksNow? @capublicbanking.bsky.social
Are you out of work due to the gov shutdown? If you lived in #ND you could take advantage of their loan program. Let's #CreatePublicBanksNow! in every state. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org has great videos that show how #publicbanks don't compete, they work with local banks to increase lending.
North Dakota reopens loan program for shutdown-impacted federal workers
North Dakota is reopening a low-interest loan program to serve as a financial lifeline for federal employees in the state going unpaid during the partial government shutdown.
bismarcktribune.com
March 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Are you out of work due to the gov shutdown? If you lived in #ND you could take advantage of their loan program. Let's #CreatePublicBanksNow! in every state. www.PublicBankingInstitute.org has great videos that show how #publicbanks don't compete, they work with local banks to increase lending.
@governorwalz.mn.gov public banking keeps taxes at home and can fund education. www.publicbankinginstitute.org. #CreatePublicBanksNow through executive order by converting a chartered bank. @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social only public bank in US is counter cyclical. This is for real #KindBanking
Public Banking Institute – Banking in the Public Interest
www.publicbankinginstitute.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
@governorwalz.mn.gov public banking keeps taxes at home and can fund education. www.publicbankinginstitute.org. #CreatePublicBanksNow through executive order by converting a chartered bank. @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social only public bank in US is counter cyclical. This is for real #KindBanking
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
Wish your state had $20 million worth of health grants? #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Organize a group in your area. Or register to attend our Coalition Call this Friday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall #KeepYourMoneyLocal Meet @ellenhbrown.bsky.social!
May 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Wish your state had $20 million worth of health grants? #CreatePublicBanksNow! www.PublicBankingInstitute.org Organize a group in your area. Or register to attend our Coalition Call this Friday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. tinyurl.com/CoalitionCall #KeepYourMoneyLocal Meet @ellenhbrown.bsky.social!