Resources for How to Liberate America from Wall Street Rule
Implementation of the six-part agenda outlined in this report will depend on effective broad-based citizen action from outside the establishment to build public consciousness of the institutional and cultural sources of their economic distress and engage public participation in:
- Building new institutions grounded in community,
- Creating a moral culture of cooperation and sharing, and
- Demanding that elected officials change the rules to support the new institutions and culture.
Organizations participating in the development of the concepts and details of this report each offer an abundance of resources to learn more and promote citizen action to bring about the necessary changes in our country's policy agenda. Here are some possibilities for each of the six agenda proposals. We encourage you to explore these websites, find the topics, initiatives, and campaigns that interest you most, and engage in action.
SIX POLICY AGENDA PROPOSALS
1. Rebuild a National System of Community-Based and Accountable Financial Institutions
New Banking Models
- The Bremer Bank
- One PacificCoast Bank
- Southern Bancorp
- Enterprise Cleveland Group
- Community Development Banks
2. Create a State Partnership Bank in Each of the 50 States
- Public Banking Institute (supports state initiatives, currently active in 14 states)
- Legislative Guide to Public Banking in America
- Center for State Innovation
State Actions
3. Restructure the Federal Reserve to Limit Its Function to Money Supply Management and Subject it to Federal Oversight and Public Accountability
- "Dismantling the Temple," by William Greider for The Nation (August 3, 2009)
4. Create A Federal Recovery and Reconstruction Bank
- "Will the Federal Reserve's $900 Bilion Revive a Stalled Economy?" by William Greider for The Nation, Dec 6, 2010
5. Rewrite International Trade and Investment Rules to Secure National Ownership, Self-reliance, and Self-determination
- Global Economy, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies
- Alternatives to Economic Globalization, by John Cavanagh and Jerry Mander (editors), 2004, Berrett-Koehler
6. Implement Measures to Secure the Integrity of the Money/Banking/Finance System
CAMPAIGNS and CITIZEN INITIATIVES
NEW ECONOMY WORKING GROUP CORE PARTNER ORGANIZATION RESOURCES
- YES! Magazine: Home, New Economy Theme Section, David Korten New Economy Blog, Common Security Clubs Blog, E-News Sign-Up
- Institute for Policy Studies (IPS): Home, Inequality and the Common Good, Too Much (weekly newsletter)
- Living Economies Forum: Home, New Economy 2.0, Agenda for a New Economy and Discussion Guide, E-News Sign-Up
- Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) - Home, Community Capital, E-News Sign-Up
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
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