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An Interview with Rachel Beanland
Rachel Beanland’s latest novel, The Half Life, explores the experiences of U.S. military dependents living abroad during the Cold War. Her story takes place in the mid-1970s, when controversy simmered over America’s role as an international peacekeeper.
Dollar Reset 2.0: Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks
For several years, “the death of the dollar” has been a persistent headline, with compelling data to back it up. The dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves has slipped from over 70% in 1999 to about 57% today. Last spring, gold overtook U.S. Treasuries as the largest asset in foreign central bank reserves for the first time since the mid-1990s.
Dollar Reset 2.0: Stablecoins, Treasury Bills And The Case For Public Banks
For several years, “the death of the dollar” has been a persistent headline, with compelling data to back it up. The dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves has slipped from over 70% in 1999 to about . Last spring, gold as the largest asset in foreign central bank reserves for the first time since the mid-1990s.
Dollar Reset 2.0: Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks
Ellen Brown Archive Dollar Reset 2.0: Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks ◄►◄►▲▼ • B Washington’s stablecoin strategy could shore up the dollar by making U.S. Treasury bills the backing for a new digital currency. But who gets the interest, and who will make the loans? For several years, “the death of the dollar” has been a persistent headline, with compelling data to back it up.
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
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All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
“The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.” —Prof. Caroll Quigley, Georgetown University, Tragedy and Hope (1966) In February 2026, the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran.
All Wars are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
By Ellen Brown Global Research, September 25, 2026 [This article by CRG Research Associate Ellen Brown was first published by GR in April 2026.] “The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.” —Prof.
YOU! HAVE THE POWER | How about listening more than speaking?
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HAVE THE POWER | How about listening more than speaking? BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN Last month’s column was the result of a bit of writer’s block. Hey! It ain’t easy coming up with topics and creating messages for a broad, woke cross-section of people in Las Vegas. You know what your interests are, so I listen to get closer to the types of messages this “woke” population in Vegas would want to read. Of course, it is up to you to decide what is worth reading.
The Sovereign Reset: Escaping the Interest Trap with Greenbacks
In August 2026, the U.S. debt reached a gravity-defying $40 trillion, with an estimated fiscal year 2026 deficitof $2.1 trillion. Interest on the debt hit a record $1.4 trillion over the last 12 months and now consumes more than any federal program except Social Security and Medicare, eclipsing defense spending for the first time in U.S. history. Paid with borrowed money, interest compounds exponentially, making it the fastest-growing part of the budget, far outpacing economic growth.
The Sovereign Reset: Escaping the Interest Trap with Greenbacks
Ellen Brown Archive The Sovereign Reset: Escaping the Interest Trap with Greenbacks ◄►◄►▲▼ • B Lincoln Breaks the Interest Trap In August 2026, the U.S. debt reached a gravity-defying $40 trillion, with an estimated fiscal year 2026 deficit of $2.1 trillion. Interest on the debt hit a record $1.4 trillion over the last 12 months and now consumes more than any federal program except Social Security and Medicare, eclipsing defense spending for the first time in U.S. history.
YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Good Black News: How we express, impress, and address
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Good Black News: How we express, impress, and address BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN As I began writing this month’s column, I knew I wanted to share good news. I also knew my readers would welcome good news because positive thoughts and uplifting messages are always worth celebrating.
AI Abundance, Part 5: Meaning Beyond Work
Ellen Brown Archive AI Abundance, Part 5: Meaning Beyond Work ◄►◄►▲▼ • B Discussions of artificial intelligence typically begin with the question, What happens when the machines take our jobs? For thousands of years, work has been the means by which we fed our families, earned our place in society, and gave structure to our lives. We have come to equate paid employment with identity. That presumption may soon be obsolete.
From Scarcity to Abundance
July 16, 2026 | AI Abundance, Part 5: Meaning Beyond Work Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back. From Scheerpost Discussions of artificial intelligence typically begin with the question, What happens when the machines take our jobs?
YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Black America Must Share the Voting Vibe
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Black America Must Share the Voting Vibe BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN As we move through life, our actions — and inactions — create results. Those results shape our everyday experiences, whether we realize it, acknowledge it, or choose to ignore it. Think about the many vibes you share with others and how they can inspire laughter, spark memories, encourage reflection, motivate action, and even bring tears of joy or regret. A vibe is energy.
AI Abundance, Part 3: Government Money Without Strings Attached
Ellen Brown Archive AI Abundance, Part 3: Government Money Without Strings Attached ◄►◄►▲▼ • B Project Hamilton, ECASH, and the Quest for a Privacy-Protected Digital Dollar The first two articles in this series explored the proposition that artificial intelligence and robotics will soon be ushering in an economy of unprecedented abundance, and examined the resource and energy constraints that could limit that voluminous growth.
AI Abundance, Part 3: GOVERNMENT MONEY WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED
June 12, 2026 | AI Abundance, Part 3: GOVERNMENT MONEY WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back.
The AI Revolution: Where Capitalism Meets Socialism: The Abundance Paradigm, Part 2
Ellen Brown Archive The AI Revolution: Where Capitalism Meets Socialism: The Abundance Paradigm, Part 2 ◄►◄►▲▼ • B Part 1 of this “Abundance Paradigm” series discussed predictions that artificial intelligence and robotics will in the relatively near future produce an economy of extraordinary abundance – one in which most labor is automated.
YOU! HAVE THE POWER | The new battle over Black political power
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HAVE THE POWER | The new battle over Black political power BY DR. ELLEN W. BROWN YOU Black political power has never been a gift in this country—it has always been a fight. A fight to be counted. A fight to be heard. A fight to be seen as fully human in systems that were not built with us in mind.
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All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
“The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.” —Prof. Caroll Quigley, Georgetown University, Tragedy and Hope (1966) In February 2026, the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran.
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service “The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.” —Prof. Caroll Quigley, Georgetown University, Tragedy and Hope (1966) 11 Apr 2026 – In February 2026, the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran.
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran And The Bankers’ Endgame
“The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole.” —Prof. Caroll Quigley, Georgetown University, Tragedy and Hope (1966) In February 2026, the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran.
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
Ellen Brown Archive All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame ◄►◄►▲▼ • B In February 2026, the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran. The officially proffered reasons — preventing Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon and forestalling its aggression — have not held up under scrutiny.
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
April 10, 2026 | All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back.
Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service 25 Feb 2026 – On January 30, when former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump as the central bank’s next chair, markets sold off and gold and silver plunged.
Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity
On January 30, when former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump as the central bank’s next chair, markets sold off and gold and silver plunged.
Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity
February 24, 2026 | Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back.
Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity
Ellen Brown Archive Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity ◄►◄►▲▼ • B On January 30, when former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump as the central bank’s next chair, markets sold off and gold and silver plunged.
The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing
January 28, 2026 | The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back. From Scheer Post A Jan.
The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing
Ellen Brown Archive The Wealth Concentration Engine: Rethinking America’s Financial Plumbing ◄►◄►▲▼ • B A Jan. 17 article on Quartz Markets by Catherine Baab reports that JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America returned nearly all of their 2025 profits to shareholders. Goldman Sachs returned $16.78 billion on $17.18 billion in earnings, meaning 97.7% of its earnings went to shareholders.
Compound Interest Is Devouring the Federal Budget: It’s Time to Take Back the Money Power
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service 16 Dec 2025 – Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that compound interest is “the most powerful force in the universe.” The quote is probably apocryphal, but it reflects a mathematical truth. Interest on earlier interest grows exponentially, outrunning the linear growth of revenue and eventually consuming everything. That is where the United States now stands.
Compound Interest is Devouring the Federal Budget
Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that compound interest is “the most powerful force in the universe.” The quote is probably apocryphal, but it reflects a mathematical truth. Interest on earlier interest grows exponentially, outrunning the linear growth of revenue and eventually consuming everything. That is where the United States now stands. The government does pay the interest on its debt every year, but it is having to pay it with borrowed money.
Compound Interest Is Devouring the Federal Budget: It’s Time to Take Back the Money Power
December 15, 2025 | Compound Interest Is Devouring the Federal Budget: It’s Time to Take Back the Money Power Ellen Brown is an attorney and president of the Public Banking Institute, http://PublicBankingInstitute.org. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she shows how the power to create money has been usurped from the people, and how we can get it back.
Why New York City Needs a Public Bank
Ellen Brown | Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service We will build a city-owned bank — not to serve shareholders, but to serve you. A bank that invests in housing, in transit, in climate resilience. A bank that puts our money to work for our people.” — Zohran Mamdani, Victory Speech, Nov. 4, 2025 18 Nov 2025 – New York City has elected a mayor who dares to challenge the status quo. Zohran Mamdani swept into office on a platform of affordability, municipal ownership and economic justice.
Why New York City Needs a Public Bank
Ellen Brown Archive Why New York City Needs a Public Bank ◄►◄►▲▼ • B We will build a city-owned bank — not to serve shareholders, but to serve you. A bank that invests in housing, in transit, in climate resilience. A bank that puts our money to work for our people.” — Zohran Mamdani, Victory Speech, Nov. 4, 2025 New York City has elected a mayor who dares to challenge the status quo. Zohran Mamdani swept into office on a platform of affordability, municipal ownership and economic justice.
How a Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate the Federal Debt Crisis, Part II: Curbing Fed Independence
Ellen Brown Archive How a Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate the Federal Debt Crisis, Part II: Curbing Fed Independence ◄►◄►▲▼ • B There has been considerable discussion in recent years about reforming, modifying, or even abolishing the Federal Reserve. Proposals range from ending its independence, to integrating its functions into the U.S. Treasury Department, to dismantling it and returning monetary policy to direct congressional or Treasury oversight.
How A Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate The Federal Debt Crisis
Above photo: Joshua Hoehne/Unsplash. Part II: Curbing Fed Independence. There has been considerable discussion in recent years about reforming, modifying, or even abolishing the Federal Reserve. Proposals range from ending its independence, to integrating its functions into the U.S. Treasury Department, to dismantling it and returning monetary policy to direct congressional or Treasury oversight. The Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act (H.R. 1846andS.
How a Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate the Federal Debt Crisis, Part I: The Fed’s Hidden Drain
Ellen Brown Archive How a Fed Overhaul Could Eliminate the Federal Debt Crisis, Part I: The Fed’s Hidden Drain ◄►◄►▲▼ • B The Federal Reserve’s independence is currently being challenged by political forces seeking to reshape its mandate. The Fed has not always been independent of Congress and the Treasury. Its independence was formalized only in 1951, with a Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord that was not a law but a policy agreement redefining the relationship of the parties.
YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Supporting Our Leaders: The 3 C’s Rule
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Supporting Our Leaders: The 3 C’s Rule BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Recently, I have been taking a moment to think more carefully about the increasing number of people who show up in various leadership positions around the country. I am not focusing only on their skills, knowledge, and power, but also on the reasons behind their choices.
Is the Pentagon Spending Taxpayer Money on Alien Tech?
The US federal debt has now passed $37 trillion and is growing at the rate of $1 trillion every five months. Interest on the debt exceeds $1 trillion annually, second only to Social Security in the federal budget. The military outlay is also close to $1 trillion, consuming nearly half of the discretionary budget. As a sovereign nation, the United States could avoid debt altogether by simply paying for the budget deficit with Treasury-issued “Greenbacks,” as Abraham Lincoln’s government did.
Unaudited Power: The U.S. Military Budget Nobody Controls. Ellen Brown
By Ellen Brown The U.S. federal debt has now passed $37 trillion and is growing at the rate of $1 trillion every five months. Interest on the debt exceeds $1 trillion annually, second only to Social Security in the federal budget. The military outlay is also close to $1 trillion, consuming nearly half of the discretionary budget.
YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | People get ready: Where are we on critical race theory?
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | People get ready: Where are we on critical race theory? BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Sixty years ago, a song by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions came out. It sent a message of what was happening in the United States through the power of Black music. Music has long been the release — particularly during times of strife, but also in times of happiness.
The GENIUS Act and the National Bank Acts of 1863-64
This month Congress passed the GENIUS Act, an acronym for the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025.” Designed to regulate stablecoins, a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, the Act is highly controversial.
YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Where are our Village families?
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Where are our Village families? BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Many people I spend time with lately are discussing the importance of sticking together. There is a significant concern about the direction this president is taking with cuts to essential and long-standing programs that the American people need. Among these programs are education, health, housing, child care, and reproductive care.
Why Public Funds Should Be Deposited in Publicly-Owned Banks
Ellen Brown | Just Money – TRANSCEND Media Service 8 Jul 2025 – A thriving economy requires that credit flow freely for productive use. But today, a handful of giant banks diverts that flow into an exponentially-growing self-feeding pool of digital profits for themselves. Rather than allowing the free exchange of labor and materials for production, our system of banking and credit has acted as a tourniquet on production and a drain on resources.
Why Public Funds Should Be Deposited in Publicly-Owned Banks
A thriving economy requires that credit flow freely for productive use. But today, a handful of giant banks diverts that flow into an exponentially-growing self-feeding pool of digital profits for themselves. Rather than allowing the free exchange of labor and materials for production, our system of banking and credit has acted as a tourniquet on production and a drain on resources.
Why Public Funds Should Be Deposited in Publicly-Owned Banks
Ellen Brown Archive Why Public Funds Should be Deposited in Publicly-Owned Banks ◄►◄►▲▼ • B A thriving economy requires that credit flow freely for productive use. But today, a handful of giant banks diverts that flow into an exponentially-growing self-feeding pool of digital profits for themselves. Rather than allowing the free exchange of labor and materials for production, our system of banking and credit has acted as a tourniquet on production and a drain on resources.
YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Practicing Openness in Conversations
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Practicing Openness in Conversations BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Black Americans are talking. Conversations are interactive, challenging and thought-provoking. This is a good thing as we face a turn in political etiquette.
YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Conversations and Questions
You are here: Home / Conversation / YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Conversations and Questions BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Black Americans are talking. Through my interactions with friends, family, colleagues, and media, it is abundantly clear that the conflicting messages coming out of the White House bring forth more confusion than understanding! How does this affect the importance of Black voices? How can we know what the conversations are and how they affect Black communities and voters?
President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes: Can It Be Done?
In February, President Trump said that tariffs would generate so much income that Americans would no longer need to pay income taxes. The latest plan, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is to abolish income taxes for people who earn less than $150,000 yearly. That move would affect roughly 75% of workers, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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