Common Good Bank will be much better for us than state-owned banks.
Yes, The Bank of North Dakota is a vast improvement over our national banking system in the United States. There are two reasons why it is an improvement:
North Dakota’s bank is owned by the state, so all profits go to the public. The Federal [...]
Last night five of us from the common good bank project joined about 40 others at the Gasoline Alley Foundation (GAF) in Springfield, Massachusetts, for three hours of schmoozing and an interview with Woody Tasch, author of Slow Money and founder of the Slow Money movement, which aims to create “a grassroots, non-profit seed fund [...]
John White and I met last night with Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director of Green America (formerly Co-op America). Green America will likely play an important role in the common good bank system.
Common good banks will invest only in socially and environmentally responsible businesses. Green America has a well-established program for certifying “green” businesses and has [...]