Quote of the Day

Like many Americans who hold retirement accounts, pension funds, or who invest in the American economy, my finances are largely held in index funds or mutual funds over which I have no control in management or decision-making. Sadly, most of these broad investments are as compromised as the American economy - massively degraded as it is by the fossil fuel, defense and finance industries. Over the years I have taken steps to divest from the worst of these holdings – transferring my checking and savings accounts from Bank of America largely to a credit union, and divesting from GE, Dupont and Merck stocks I had been given decades ago.

While I have explored “green” mutual funds, I found their investments in fracking and large scale biofuels not much better than the non-green funds. I have not yet found the mutual funds that represent my goals of advancing the cause of people, planet and peace. Admittedly I have not spent a lot of time researching elusive ethical investments. I prefer using my time fighting for social, economic and ecological transformation, and recycling capitalist money into the fight to do so.

– Jill Stein
Quoted in Peter J Reilly’s article,
“Jill Stein Finds It’s Not Easy Being Green”
Forbes
October 31, 2016

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein: Is a “Historic Collaboration” in the Making?
• “The Next Step Is a Green Step”: Cornel West Endorses Jill Stein