Ellen Brown is the founder and chairman of the Public Banking Institute, a nonpartisan think tank devoted to the creation of publicly run banks. She is also the president of Third Millennium Press, and...
Ellen Brown is the founder and chairman of the Public Banking Institute, a nonpartisan think tank devoted to the creation of publicly run banks. She is also the president of Third Millennium Press, and is the author of twelve books. Her articles have been published in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Common Dreams, Truthout, Asia Times, Global Research, OpEdNews, Alternet, Counterpunch and elsewhere.
Ellen Brown / TruthdigMar 9, 2020
Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigFeb 6, 2020
Called Mexico’s “first full-fledged left-wing experiment,” López Obrador’s government is nixing failed policies and transforming the nation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJan 8, 2020
Its forced choice to bankroll hedge funds and other speculative ventures in repo market comes at a price to the middle class. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigDec 11, 2019
The former Fed chairman’s obituaries leave out how his policies devastated lives in the 1980s and underwrote the 2008 financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigNov 4, 2019
Some experts believe bankers are depriving small businesses of affordable loans in order to line their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigSep 25, 2019
If the president wants the federal government to be able to borrow cheaply, there are far better options than negative interest rates. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigSep 17, 2019
Central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift even more power from governments to themselves. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigAug 28, 2019
America is hurtling toward a series of catastrophic debt crises. An ancient Mesopotamian civilization could offer the solution. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigAug 7, 2019
The escalating trade war comes down to a clash of two models. Here’s why the West’s may not stand to win. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJul 24, 2019
Now that growing industrial hemp is legal nationwide, the miracle crop could solve many of our environmental, health and socioeconomic troubles in one fell swoop. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJul 8, 2019
As China and Japan have long demonstrated, the government can generate the money it needs simply by creating it on the books of its own banks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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