March 2019

  • A North Carolina Republican is singlehandedly blocking progress on cannabis banking

    For the 98 percent of Americans who live in states or jurisdictions with some level of cannabis legalization – whether recreational or medical – it is far past the time to have some legitimate banking options. There are now thousands of cannabis-related businesses that buy and sell goods and services, estimated to be worth over $50 billion nationally. However,…

  • Banking for the people

    As professional marketers and designers know, digitally savvy millennials are some of the toughest customers out there. As early adopters and influencers, millennials have become a key demographic for companies and agencies across Europe just begging to attract their clicks and euros. This is something designer Maurizio Poletto knows how to do, and at Erste…

  • The case for dismantling North Carolina’s liquor monopoly

    Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski joined Joe Catenacci on 106.7 FM to discuss democratic socialism (1:45), net neutrality (7:10), and why North Carolina’s age-old liquor monopoly and its ABC stores have got to go (14:10). 06. March 2019

  • Dental therapists not free market solution to dental woes

    When healthcare reform is invoked in politics, there’s one area left out too often: our teeth. According to the CDC, only 64 percent of adults had a dental appointment last year. In Broward County, 19 percent of adults didn’t see a dentist in 2017 because of cost. That’s appalling. And in more rural parts of the country, dentists are hard…