Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives
Our thoughts on changing the banking system for good and building the new economy
Divestment
Wildfires make the case for investing in environmental and social justice
Beneficial State Bank
September 8, 2020
Impact
Employee-led initiative moved operating funds to COVID-19 response programs
Beneficial State Foundation
August 20, 2020
Bank Accountability
The role of banks in building post-pandemic resilience
Quinn Williams
July 17, 2020
Financial Reform
OCC going alone with CRA rulemaking is cruel and inappropriate
Emma Guttman-Slater
June 5, 2020
Racial Justice
We stand in solidarity with Black communities demanding an end to police violence
Beneficial State Foundation
May 30, 2020
Bank Accountability
Why we need responsible banking commitments — and more
Emma Guttman-Slater
April 29, 2020
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
New Economy
The best social justice conferences of 2020
Emma Guttman-Slater
January 23, 2020
Bank Accountability
Building a popular education movement to take on Wall Street
Diop Harris II
December 19, 2019
New Economy
Dreaming of a new economy
Quinn Williams
October 28, 2019
Bank Accountability
From the great recession to triple bottom line banking
Ben Lee
September 30, 2019
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Impact
Banking on our summer fellows
Symone Jackson
August 12, 2019
Cooperative Economics
Exploring the Mondragon cooperative system
Crystal Tang
July 12, 2019
Racial Justice
Unpacking the model minority myth
Crystal Tang
June 4, 2019
Bank Accountability
Banks’ hiring practices contribute to gender and racial inequality
Symone Jackson
April 15, 2019
Policy
We need retirement systems and public benefits that don’t exclude immigrants
Symone Jackson
March 26, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
Divestment
Real Money Moves: divesting from prisons to invest in communities
Symone Jackson
February 19, 2019
Financial Reform
What consumer debt in Oregon tells us about the potential of “mini CFPBs”
Symone Jackson
February 1, 2019
Bank Accountability
Reflecting on the ongoing struggle for racial justice: a Juneteenth interview with financial advocate Stephone Coward II
Beneficial State Foundation
June 19, 2024
Financial Reform
2023: Five trends making banking more equitable for all
Beneficial State Foundation
December 12, 2023
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
New Economy
The best social justice conferences in 2019
Emma Guttman-Slater
January 24, 2019
Bank Accountability
A bank CEO’s perspective: “Even a $1 billion fine is not enough to change corporate behaviors.”
Kat Taylor
April 24, 2018