Archive for March 2021

The year of COVID, 2021, has seen a flurry of bills introduced in the United States to form or facilitate the formation of publicly owned banks. In addition several bills for feasability studies into public banking have also been introduced.  Oscar Perry Abello, New York City based alternative economic models and policies journalist, writes, “2021…

With its affordable and attractive places to live, the Austrian capital is fast becoming the international gold standard when it comes to public housing, or what Europeans call “social housing” ― in Vienna’s case, government-subsidized housing rented out by the municipality or nonprofit housing associations. Unlike America’s public housing projects, which remain unloved and underfunded, the…

The city of Vienna, Austria, famous for its rich cultural and architectural heritage, is also recognized for its unique social housing program. In practice for nearly a century, Vienna’s social housing system is known as an effective and innovative model for providing superior, affordable housing to the city’s residents. Read an article about this unique…

Preamble and commentary by Lionel Enright This is George at his best. We also need to understand that this same process of Oligarch domination is taking place in our country. Some people can’t see it and would shout, “ Oh horrors No “  !!  But this is a global system, and WE are equally caught…