Marco Rosaire Rossi
@marcorosaire.bsky.social
Executive Director for Washingtonians for Public Banking and Adjunct Professor of Political Science.
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SB 5754, a bill to establish a public bank in Washington state, is alive in the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Click on the link to send a letter today to the Senate Ways and Means Committee telling them that you support the passage of SB 5754. bit.ly/SB5754
Pass SB5754: An Act Relating to the creation of the Washington state public bank
Now is the time for the Washington State Public Bank. Despite years of economic growth, Washington is now in a position where it will face chronic deficits. These deficits couldn’t come at a worst ti...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
SB 5754, a bill to establish a public bank in Washington state, is alive in the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Click on the link to send a letter today to the Senate Ways and Means Committee telling them that you support the passage of SB 5754. bit.ly/SB5754
The Mamdani/Trump conference at the White House is so surreal. Mamdani is like, “yes, I believe the president is a fascist and we are funding a genocide in Gaza,” and Trump’s response is like, “whatever, you know once when we start talking it turns out we have a lot in common.”
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The Mamdani/Trump conference at the White House is so surreal. Mamdani is like, “yes, I believe the president is a fascist and we are funding a genocide in Gaza,” and Trump’s response is like, “whatever, you know once when we start talking it turns out we have a lot in common.”
I’m on Pacific Time discussing public banking.
In this episode of Pacific Time, host Greg Amrofell talks with Marco Rossi, a public banking advocate and legislative strategist with Washingtonians for Public Banking. Together, they explore how public banks could equip us to address our own challenges.
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Pacific Time: The "What if...?" of West Coast Independence | 35 What If Public Banks Based Here Bought Us Resilience? With Marco Rosaire Rossi
What if banking our own money on the West Coast could help us fund housing, infrastructure, and small business growth? And what if it bought us greater financial freedom from Wall Street and Washin...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’m on Pacific Time discussing public banking.
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"The government shutdown continues, with no apparent end in sight. But the Bank of North Dakota as an answer for the nation."
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"The government shutdown continues, with no apparent end in sight. But the Bank of North Dakota as an answer for the nation."
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The Bank of North Dakota Helps State Weather Federal Shutdown
By: Marco Rosaire Rossi
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October 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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The Tacoma Weekly published my guest editorial on the Pierce County Sheriff position. With the charter elections coming up, it is time to reform the county sheriff.
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A Better Sheriff’s Office Is Possible
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October 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Tacoma Weekly published my guest editorial on the Pierce County Sheriff position. With the charter elections coming up, it is time to reform the county sheriff.
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It’s quite incredible that during the Obama years Van Jones was considered the acceptable edge of liberal thought in mainstream media. Now, he is basically seen as another mediocre opportunistic centrist who jokes about dead children in Gaza.
October 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
It’s quite incredible that during the Obama years Van Jones was considered the acceptable edge of liberal thought in mainstream media. Now, he is basically seen as another mediocre opportunistic centrist who jokes about dead children in Gaza.
Thanks to @cosmonautmag.bsky.social for publishing my critical review of Klein and Thompson's book "Abundance." On the policy-level, there is much to appreciate about the book, but on the level of politics, it is remarkably lacking, if not misguided.
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Abundance Liberalism or Social Efficiency: A Review of 'Abundance'
Similar to the discourse of late nineteenth century progressivism, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's Abundance proposes an empty theory of progress that fails to reckon with the reality of political str...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thanks to @cosmonautmag.bsky.social for publishing my critical review of Klein and Thompson's book "Abundance." On the policy-level, there is much to appreciate about the book, but on the level of politics, it is remarkably lacking, if not misguided.
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Read my latest published on behalf of Washingtonians for Public Banking.
Read the latest Substack article from Washingtonians for Public Banking: "The Federal Reserve System Should be a System of Public Banks"
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The Federal Reserve System Should be a System of Public Banks
By: Marco Rosaire Rossi
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September 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Read my latest published on behalf of Washingtonians for Public Banking.
Read the latest Substack post from Washingtonians for Public Banking on how the Trump administration is trying to reprivatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
“The Trump administration appears to be pursuing an initial public offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could involve a 5% to 15% sale of their shares, with a combined valuation of $500 billion, potentially more…”
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Trump Administration Seeks To Re-privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
By: Marco Rosaire Rossi
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August 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Read the latest Substack post from Washingtonians for Public Banking on how the Trump administration is trying to reprivatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Tacoma News Tribune published my letter to the editor. The city council needs to stop interfering with Tacoma for All’s efforts to bring initiatives to the people.
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Can the Tacoma City Council play fair on initiatives for once? | Opinion
This is not the first time the Tacoma City Council has used these behind-the-back devilries to subvert local democracy. | Opinion
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August 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Tacoma News Tribune published my letter to the editor. The city council needs to stop interfering with Tacoma for All’s efforts to bring initiatives to the people.
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@zmagazine published my article on how municipalities can resist the genocide
“if properly mobilized, can be used to stop the slaughter. In this battle, the first line of victory is America’s cities."
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“if properly mobilized, can be used to stop the slaughter. In this battle, the first line of victory is America’s cities."
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Just Cities Against Rogue States: How Municipalities Can Resist the Gazan Genocide
In late July, the genocide in Gaza passed a harrowing milestone. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the death toll from the conflict has passed
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August 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
@zmagazine published my article on how municipalities can resist the genocide
“if properly mobilized, can be used to stop the slaughter. In this battle, the first line of victory is America’s cities."
znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
“if properly mobilized, can be used to stop the slaughter. In this battle, the first line of victory is America’s cities."
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I’m presenting with Cooperative Learning Series.
Check out the Cooperative Learning Series: Financing Cooperative Ownership featuring Doug Indrick from Salish Sea Co-Op and Marco Rosaire Rossi from Washingtonians for Public Banking
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Cooperative Learning Series: Financing Cooperative Ownership
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August 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m presenting with Cooperative Learning Series.
My editorial published in the Tacoma News Tribune.
“If the city council cares about the South End, it should not stand idly by. Instead, it should use this closure as an opportunity to create a municipally owned grocery store for Tacoma.”
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“If the city council cares about the South End, it should not stand idly by. Instead, it should use this closure as an opportunity to create a municipally owned grocery store for Tacoma.”
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Tacoma food deserts are growing. Municipal grocery stores could help | Opinion
If the city council cares about the South End, it should not stand idly by. | Opinion
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August 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My editorial published in the Tacoma News Tribune.
“If the city council cares about the South End, it should not stand idly by. Instead, it should use this closure as an opportunity to create a municipally owned grocery store for Tacoma.”
amp.thenewstribune.com/opinion/arti...
“If the city council cares about the South End, it should not stand idly by. Instead, it should use this closure as an opportunity to create a municipally owned grocery store for Tacoma.”
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Well it looks like BLS showed the ADP numbers were junk and the American economy continues to grow. Interesting it is the public sector driving the growth, with state and local governments adding the jobs. States continue to be America’s quiet but most essential engine.
July 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Well it looks like BLS showed the ADP numbers were junk and the American economy continues to grow. Interesting it is the public sector driving the growth, with state and local governments adding the jobs. States continue to be America’s quiet but most essential engine.
It is hard to know if the jobs report is indicative of a trend, but the gap between what was predicted and the reality is not reassuring, especially when the Fed is planning to keep interest rates steady. There is a specter haunting the USA, and that specter is stagflation.
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It is hard to know if the jobs report is indicative of a trend, but the gap between what was predicted and the reality is not reassuring, especially when the Fed is planning to keep interest rates steady. There is a specter haunting the USA, and that specter is stagflation.
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When they set out to make their power supply 100% green, Northwest leaders ignored the fact that the region lacks the wiring to deliver new sources of renewable energy to people’s homes.
Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and @opb.org found.
Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and @opb.org found.
How the Pacific Northwest’s Dream of Green Energy Fell Apart
The Northwest states passed aggressive goals to decarbonize the power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When they set out to make their power supply 100% green, Northwest leaders ignored the fact that the region lacks the wiring to deliver new sources of renewable energy to people’s homes.
Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and @opb.org found.
Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and @opb.org found.
Catch up on the state of the economy from WPB.
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"America’s Investment Banks Are Profiting From Trump’s Erratic Trade War"
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"America’s Investment Banks Are Profiting From Trump’s Erratic Trade War"
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America’s Investment Banks Are Profiting From Trump’s Erratic Trade War
By: Marco Rosaire Rossi
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April 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Check out the latest from WPB's Substack: "Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Scam Payment App"
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Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Scam Payment App
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March 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Check out the latest from WPB's Substack: "Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Drops Lawsuit Against Scam Payment App"
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Read the latest update on public banking in Washington state.
“Public banking advocates look ahead to 2026 after Senate opts not to advance bill to create a state-owned depository.”
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Public banking advocates look ahead to 2026 after Senate opts not to advance bill to create a state-owned depository - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
SB 5754 would create a public bank that would act as a depository institution for Washington. The legislation did not get a "do pass" recommendation from the Ways & Means Committee, but it can be revi...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read the latest update on public banking in Washington state.
Thanks to @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this article. It has always been difficult to calculate corruption, but even more so in the Trump era, where convictions are now essentially up to the whims of the president.
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Vital City | How Corrupt Is New York, Anyway?
Putting Gotham in context
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February 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Thanks to @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social for the opportunity to write this article. It has always been difficult to calculate corruption, but even more so in the Trump era, where convictions are now essentially up to the whims of the president.
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"The Banking Initiative at the University of Florida’s College of Business has recently reported that regional banks across the United States continue to struggle with profitability as they face pressure from unrealized losses..."
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February 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"The Banking Initiative at the University of Florida’s College of Business has recently reported that regional banks across the United States continue to struggle with profitability as they face pressure from unrealized losses..."
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I’m all for making Gaza the 51st state and bringing the Palestinian people into America’s federation of liberty. Doing so would give the people of Gaza the protection and support of US law and social programs, and would obligate the United States to defend the area the next time Israel invades.
February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m all for making Gaza the 51st state and bringing the Palestinian people into America’s federation of liberty. Doing so would give the people of Gaza the protection and support of US law and social programs, and would obligate the United States to defend the area the next time Israel invades.
During Trump’s first term, the refrain was that he is a dictator who wants to end democracy. The American people didn’t buy it. Now, there is talk of democracy ending through the emergence of an oligarchy, and I get the sense that people are feeling that and already experiencing some regret.
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
During Trump’s first term, the refrain was that he is a dictator who wants to end democracy. The American people didn’t buy it. Now, there is talk of democracy ending through the emergence of an oligarchy, and I get the sense that people are feeling that and already experiencing some regret.
If a ceasefire agreement is finalized at the 11th hour of Biden’s presidency, it will be to Biden’s utter failure in foreign policy more so than Trump’s success as a deal maker.
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Trump: Ceasefire in Gaza "very close," as Hamas accepts draft
An Israeli official said progress had been made, but the details were being finalized.
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January 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
If a ceasefire agreement is finalized at the 11th hour of Biden’s presidency, it will be to Biden’s utter failure in foreign policy more so than Trump’s success as a deal maker.
www.newsweek.com/ceasefire-ga...
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