How Obama Could Beat the Debt Ceiling and Go Out a Hero

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Ellen Brown

Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talk of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.

                  — Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1935

On November 3rd, the US government will again run out of money due to a debt ceiling artificially imposed by Congress. This is the third time in four years that a radical faction has taken the country to the brink of default to extort concessions that are at best only marginally related to the budget.

The debt ceiling is an unconstitutional gimmick that violates the 14th amendment, which says the validity of the government’s debt shall not be questioned. The debt was incurred by Congress when it passed the budget, and the money has been borrowed and spent. Congress cannot now refuse to pay.

One good gimmick deserves another. The debt ceiling could be eliminated for good, by restoring to the government its constitutional authority to create money. Article 1, Section 8, provides: “The Congress shall have the power to coin money [and] regulate the value thereof . . . .” The president could pay the government’s bills by issuing some large denomination coins by executive order. Continue reading →

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Trumping the Federal Debt Without Playing the Default Card

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Ellen Brown

“The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default.”

— Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan on Meet the Press, August 2011

In a post on “Sovereign Man” dated August 14th, Simon Black argued that Donald Trump may be the right man for the presidency:

[T]here’s one thing that really sets him apart, that, in my opinion, makes him the most qualified person for the job:

Donald Trump is an expert at declaring bankruptcy.

When the going gets tough, Trump stiffs his creditors. He’s done it four times!

Candidly, this is precisely what the Land of the Free needs right now: someone who can stop beating around the bush and just get on with it already.

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Derailing Amtrak: Tracking the Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Ellen Brown

The dangerous underfunding of US infrastructure was underscored by a fatal train derailment on May 12th. The tragedy did not deter the House Appropriations Committee from voting to slash Amtrak funding the very next day. There are ways Congress could fund its massive infrastructure bill without raising taxes. But the conservative-controlled Congress seems to have other plans for the nation’s profitable public assets. Continue reading →

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    — 2018 —

     

    999.  Nov. 2, Interview with Mike Prysner on Real News Network, https://therealnews.com/stories/will-public-banking-free-la-from-wall-street

    998.  Oct. 31, interview on Real News Network, Student Debt Dogs Millenials for a Lifetime and Drags Down the Economy, https://therealnews.com/stories/student-debt-dogs-millennials-for-a-lifetime-and-drags-down-the-economy

    996. Oct 19-21, Bioneers Conference, panelist on Oct 20, 2:45 pm, Marin Center, San Rafael, CA.997. Oct. 22, speaker with Gar Alperovitz at Praxis Peace Institute, “Changing the System: California’s Strategic Role in National Strategic Change,” Sonoma, CA, 276 E. Napa St, Sonoma. 7:00 pm.

    995. Oct. 18, 350Marin.org, speaking along with Susan Harman, 750 Lindaro Street, San Rafael CA, 6:30pm.

    994.  Interview with Harvey Wasserman, Greenpower and Wellness, prn.fm, KPFK Los Angeles, 2 pm

    993.  Oct. 9, speaker, State Bank Forum, University of Washington, Kane Hall, 7-9pm http://sdc.wastateleg.org/hasegawa/state-bank/

    992.  Oct. 4, 7:30 pm, Living Economy Salon, panelist, Public Bank LA: “Solutions for Social and Environmental Justice”, 3110 Main St., Annex Building C 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90405

    991. Oct. 3, interview on Unmediated, podcast of Reader Magazine, episode title: Making Money The Public’s Slave (The Public Banking Solution), 10 a.m.  PT

    990. Sept. 28, interview with Sinclair Noe, Money Radio 1510, pre-recorded for a later date

    989.  Sept. 20-22, California Vision 2020 Conference, speaking at 11 am on Sept 20, Sheraton Grand Hotel , Sacramento.

    988.  Sept. 10, interview with Lila Garrett on KPFK, “Connect the Dots”, http://www.kpfk.org/on-air/connect-the-dots/  7. a.m. PT

    987. Sept. 4, interview on Wikipolitiki Radio, wikipolitiki.com, 2 pm PT

    986. Aug. 31, interview with Kevin Barrett, truthjihadradio. 6 pm PT

    985. Aug. 26, Left Coast Forum, 1:30 pm, Los Angeles Trade Tech

    984. Aug. 22, interview, the Gary Null Show, 9:40 PST

    983. Aug. 13, podcast interview with Sarah Westall, 9 am pst/11 am cst

    982. Aug. 8, interview with Tom Allen, “This Week in Money”, HoweStreet.com

    981.  Aug. 9, interview with Sinclair Noe, Money Radio 1510, pre-recorded for a later date

    980. Aug 2, New York Green Party video livestream,  5 pm PST

    979.  Aug. 1, interview with Elizabeth Dougherty, The Dougherty Report, Newsradio 102.5 WFLA, 3 pm PST

    978. July 21, guest on WakingupinAmerica.com, 6:45 a.m., PDT

    977.  June 28, interview on MONEY RADIO with Sinclair Noe, 11:00 a.m., PST

    976. May 16, “It’s Our Money,” PRN.FM, 3 pm est

    975.  April 17, Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio program, 1 pm PT

    974.  April 13, interview, the Gary Null Show, 9:35 a.m., PT. Subject: The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet.

    973. April 12 “Mind Over Matters,” KEXP, Seattle, 9 am PT 

    972. April 5, interview with Deb Hobson, KOPN 89.5  Democracy Now! Chautauqua, 4 pm PT

    971.  Mar. 22 interview with Sinclair Noe, The Financial Review, Money Radio 510, 1:30 pm PST

    970.  Mar. 19, Coast to Coast AM radio, 10pm-midnight, PST

    969.  Feb. 28, in-mterview with Ian Trottier, Miami Radio, http://iantrottier.com/, 5:15 pm EST.  Listen  here bit.ly/EllenBrownCA

    968.  Jan. 20, Interview with Primo Nutmeg https://soundcloud.com/primonutmeg

    967.  Jan. 17, It’s Our Money, 3 pm est–listen here.

    966.  Jan. 17, interview with Valerie Kirkgaard, http://www.wakingupinamerica.com, 2 pm PST

    965.  Jan. 2, Interview with Jeff Rense, rense.com, 9 pm PST

    — 2017 —

    964. Interview with Eleanor Goldfield, Act Out! show,  occupy.com/actout
    freespeech.org/actout  to be aired later.

    963. Nov. 17, Interview with Sarah Westall, Business Game Changers with Sarah Westall, Sarawestall.com

    962.  Nov. 13, interview with Scott Harris, WPKN radio, Bridgeport, CT–“Between the Lines” radio news magazine.  9 pm ET.  http://www.btlonline.org/2018/seg/180105bf-btl-brown.html

    961.  Nov. 10, interview with Kevin Barrett, http://truthjihadradio.blogspot.com/, 5 pm PT,  https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/11/11/vets-day/

    960. Oct. 18, “It’s Our Money” with Ellen Brown, http://prn.fm/category/archives/its-our-money-with-ellen-brown/

    959. Oct. 15, podcast with Phillip Watt, “Redesigning Society” http://www.pushingthetippingpoint.com/ellen-brown.html

    958.  Oct. 11, interview, Media Democracy (UK) with Dan Hind, https://soundcloud.com/user-656376070/media-democracy-episode-14-money-the-messengers-ellen-brown-on-the-banking-system

    957.  Oct 7, interview in Aspen with Max Keiser: https://www.rt.com/shows/keiser-report/405970-episode-max-keiser-1133/

    956. Oct. 1, interview with Philip Farruggio on “It’s the Empire… Stupid”  show. https://www.spreaker.com/user/9119584/empire-episode18-ellenbrown

    955. Sept. 21-23rd, speaker, The Nexus Conference, http://www.nexusearth.com/conference.html — cryptocurrency/blockchain conference, Aspen CO

    954. Aug. 17, interview with Sinclair Noe, Financial Review, moneyradio.com.  Listen to podcast here.

    953. July 15, Public Banking Forum, with Seattle mayoral candidate Bob Hasegawa and Ellen Brown, UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, Kane Hall, UW Campus, 7-9 pm.

    952.  June 19, interview with Eric Draitser, CounterPunch radio. 6 pm EDT. Podcast here.

    951. June 1, interview with Tom Kiely, INN World Report, 7:30 pm Eastern

    949. May 24, interview with Michael Rivero on whatreallyhappened.com, 5 pm Central

    948. May 17, Interview on Al Jazeera, in which Ellen Brown gives her critique of President Trump’s approach to infrastructure. Part of coverage of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Infrastructure Week”. Watch it here.

    947. May 13, Bring On the Power of a Public Bank for CA: People’s Forum, L.A., 3 pm. Info here. At the beautiful PUENTE Learning Center DTLA in Boyle Heights: https://www.puente.org/locations/

    946. May 2, presentation, The Web of Debt and the Deep State: How do we break Free? Info here.

    945. May 1, 12:30 pm, The Schilling Show, Charlottesville, VA, http://wina.com/podcasts/the-schilling-show-5117-hour1-tom-garrett-and-ellen-brown/

    944. April 29, interview with Ralph Nader, The Ralph Nader Radio Hour, Pacifica Radio Network, ralphnaderradiohour.com

    943. April 6, “A Public Option for Banking: A Conversation with Michael Hudson and Ellen Brown,” Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA., 7 pm

    942. March 31, “Special event with Ellen Brown, founder of the Public Banking Institute, Boston.” Info here.

    941. March 29-30, speaker, “Designing the Next Economy for the People and the Planet,” Babson Executive Conference Center, Boston/Wellesley area, Massachusetts,

    940. March 28, interview with Stacy Herbert and Max Keiser on single payer as a replacement for Obamacare, here. 12 noon PDT

    939. Feb. 25, 26 interview with Robin Koerner on “Liberty With Love” radio show, 5 pm, ET, listen online here.

    938. Feb. 24, interview, The Gary Null Show, noon, EST, listen here.

    937. Jan. 18, It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown, PRN, 3 pm EST

    936. January 12, interview with Sinclair Noe, Financial Review, moneyradio.com 9:30 a.m. PST

    –2016–

    935. Dec. 28, Black Tower Radio, 1040 AM WYSL in Rochester, NY, 6:30 PM EST

    934. Dec. 21, “It’s Our Money with Ellen Brown,” http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/

    933. Dec. 8, Ellen interviews Gar Alperovitz on “It’s Our Money,” http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/.

    932. Nov. 17-20, participant, FINTECH retreat in St. Augustine with Hazel Henderson

    931. Nov. 9, speaker, “Cannabis Cash & Public Banking,”
    Odd Fellows Hall – 575 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa, CA, 5:30 pm

    930. Nov. 3, interview on Flashpoints, KPFA (Bay Area), 5 pm pacific

    929. Oct. 30, presentation at Community Forum of the First Universalist Church, Denver

    928. Oct. 21, interview with Kevin Barrett, http://truthjihadradio.blogspot.com/, 6 pm PT

    927. Sept. 27, presenter on public banking, Ralph
    er event, “Breaking Through Power,” Carnegie Institute, Washington DC

    926. Sept. 24, interview with Ralph Nader, The Ralph Nader Radio Hour, Pacifica Radio Network, ralphnaderradiohour.com; also noon, PST on KPFK, listen online here.

    925. Sept. 14, “It’s Our Money” on PRN, http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/

    924. Aug. 25, interview with Richard C. Hoagland on The Other Side of Midnight, www.theothersideofmidnight.com, 12 a.m.-2 a.m Pacific

    923. Aug. 25, interview with Fred Smart, www.aunetwork.tv, 9 pm Eastern

    922. Aug. 17, “It’s Our Money” on PRN, http://itsourmoney.podbean.com/

    921. Aug. 16, interview with Gregg Hunter, USAWatchdog.com, 11:30 a.m. Eastern time

    920. Aug. 9, interview with Annie Esposito and Steve Scalmanini on Corporations and Democracy, KZYX, Mendocino, CA, 1:30 pm Pacific

    919. June 24, interview with Gordon Long, gordontlong.com, 9 a.m., PDT

    918. May 25, interview with Phil Watt, “The Conscious Society” Youtube channel, 6 pm, pst

    917. May 19, interview with Brian Greenberg, WNJC, Philadelphia, 5 pm EDT

    916. April 26, interview with Jay Taylor, VoiceAmerica, 3:30 pm Pacific time

    915. April 12, interview, The Gary Null Show, 4 pm Pacific

    914. April 7, speaker, 11th annual Sustainability Enterprise Conference (SEC), Sonoma, CA

    913. Interview with Dennis Bernstein, Flashpoints, KPFA, Berkley. Listen to archive here.

    912. March 22, interview with Jay Taylor, VoiceAmerica, 12:25 Pacific time. Listen to archive here.

    911. March 22, interview with Tom Kiely, INN World Report, 3 pm PDT

    910. March 22, interview with Martin and Lois Griffiths, Earthwise, NZ Community Radio, Christchurch, NZ 2 pm PDT Listen to podcast here.

    909. March 21, interview with Paul J. Malikowski, KCKQ 1180. Reno, NV, 2 pm PDT

    908. March 18, interview with Kevin Barrett, http://truthjihadradio.blogspot.com/, 5 pm PDT

    907. March 18, interview with John Wells, http://caravantomidnight.com/radio/, 11 am Central

    906. March 17, interview with John Loeffler, Steel on Steel radio show (steelonsteel.com), 10 a.m. PDT (pre-recorded)

    905. March 17, interview with
    Dennis Tubbergen, host of “The Everything Financial Radio Program”, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Pacific time

    904. March 1, interview with Brian Greenberg, WNJC, Philadelphia, 5:25 PDT

    903. March 14, Interview with Jim Hogue, http://www.wgdr.org/house-at-pooh-corner/, WGDR, Plainfield, VT, 7 a.m. PST

    902. March 14, interview on The Moneywise Guys, KERN-FM 96.1, Bakersfield, CA, 11:00 a.m., PST

    901. March 10, interview on The Bev Smith Show, http://tunein.com/radio/The-Bev-Smith-Show-p49679/, Atlanta Georgia. 7:15 pm EDT

    900. Wed., Feb. 24, public banking presentation in Cardiff, Wales. Get info and tickets here.

    899. Sat., Feb. 20, public banking conference, Manchester, UK, details here.

    898. Feb. 18, interview with Richie Allen, Manchester, England, http://richieallenshow.com/. Fab Radio 2, TRE, ACR. Also live-streamed on davidicke.com. 9 pm GMT
    Listen here.

    897. Wed., Feb. 17, presentation on public banking at Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London, 1 pm

    896. Feb 13, public banking presentation in Reykjavík, Iceland http://nordichouse.is/is/event/fundur-um-samfelagsbanka-streymi/

    895. Mon., Feb. 8, interview, MaxKeiser.com, London

    894. Feb. 4, interview with Dennis Tubbergen, The Everything Financial Radio Program, 10:30 EST

    893. Feb. 3, “It’s Our Money,” 3 pm est, prn.fm..

    892. Feb. 2, interview with Dr. Carlos Vasquez, Circle of Insight, 1-2 pm pst.

    891. Feb. 1, interview with Don Rosen, WBEL Radio, 1-2 pm est.

    890. Jan. 30, RealNewsNetwork interview with Jessica Devereaux

    889. Jan. 29, interview with Cary Harrison (pre-recorded), GoHarrison.com, prn.fm.

    888. Jan. 28, interview with Warner Lewis, Lewis at Large, KLWN-AM, Lawrence, KS, 3 pm Central.

    887. Jan. 28, Parallel University Radio, www.kaosradio.org, 12-12:30 pst.

    886. Jan. 27, interview with Mark Maxwell, WHDT World News, WHDT.NET, Boston/Miami. 3 pm ET

    885. Jan. 27, interview with Chris Andreae on KBOO Community Radio, OR, 10 am

    884. Jan. 26, interview with Jay Taylor, VoiceAmerica, 12:30 pm PST. Archived here.

    883. Jan. 21, RealNews.com interview joining Bill Black, here.

    882. Jan. 20, “It’s Our Money”, interview with Charles Eisenstein, 3 pm est.

    881. Jan. 19, interview with Tom Kiely, INN World Report, 5:30 pm PDT

    880. Jan 10, interview with Frank Morano, AM 970 The Answer, New York City, 4 a.m.–7:30 a.m. ET

    879. Jan. 8, Conversations With Great Minds interview with Thom Hartmann on his national TV program, The Big Picture, 4:30 pm PST

    878. Jan 6, Interview with Les Leopold on “It’s Our Money”, http://prn.fm/, noon PST

    877. Jan. 5, interview with Gregg Hunter, USAWatchdog.com, 9 :30 a.m. Pacific time. Watch the archive
    here.

    — 2015 and before, here — https://ellenbrown.com/interviews-presentations/ —

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