# Who controls your city's money?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Fellows Films 2026
- Speaker: Trinity Tran
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/trinity_tran_who_controls_your_city_s_money)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What if your city could borrow money from its own bank instead of private lenders? TED Fellow Trinity Tran is leading the push for public banks — which are owned by the people through their local governments — and shows how this model could ensure your local tax dollars stay in your community.

## Lectures

1. [Who controls your city's money?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/trinity_tran_who_controls_your_city_s_money/14da71ea1ff5), 6 min (TED's player)