Perhaps one of the only bright spots in the Irish economy is the prospect that they might recover some of their damaged monetary strength by creation of new Irish public banks. Audio length 58:52.

Ellen talks with Dr. Hellyer about the increasing threat facing democratic institutions in the age of global finance.

If a historical marker is needed, we can go back to the Magna Carta to identify the beginning of a populist demand for fairness from oligarchic powers.

In the worlds of economic theory and “acceptable” economic discussion, the terms “Socialism” and “Marxism” acquired an anti-patriotic stain during the 20th Century, despite the significant social economic progress realized by early American populist movements.

The broad-based economic destruction brought on by extractive private banking has got lots of people thinking hard about alternatives.

Economic realities and their theories define our world regardless of where we live. After a while, they deserve reexamination to see if they measure up to our needs, interests and values.

If you’ve got a mortgage, you probably assume that the folks receiving your monthly payments are the ones holding your deed.

A flood of foreclosures in neighborhoods, cities and towns can cause everyone’s real estate equity to plunge.

Ellen’s guest this week is renowned banking guru Nomi Prins. Nomi discloses the longstanding personal and political ties between Washington and Wall Street that have enabled the concentration of global wealth into the hands of a few. (Audio Length 58:46).

Big banks have been wheeling and dealing in foreclosures, often illegally, to execute fraudulent takings of property or profiteering from servicing fees. But they may now be facing their Achilles Heel with challenges to their ownership by bold government leaders who want to stanch the bleeding of community economic health.