By using public money to create local funds, public banks can reverse decades of racist disinvestment to repair Black and Brown communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 recession.
Author Archives: Ameya Pawar
Ameya Pawar is a Leadership in Government Fellow with George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, a senior fellow with the Economic Security Project, and senior adviser to the Academy Group. Pawar served two terms on the Chicago City Council as alderman for the 47th Ward and ran for city treasurer in 2019 to establish the nation’s second public bank. Follow him on Twitter @ameya_pawar_il.