This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post
In the trying times of the early 1980s, with factory closings exacting a huge social and psychological toll, billboards posted prominently in Buffalo and Detroit read, "Will the last one out of here please turn out the lights?" The message captured the spirit of the age.Though poverty, depopulation and physical...
A battle over voter rights is heating up in Minnesota, and it's starting to get ugly.
Under a proposed constitutional amendment put forth by conservative groups like Minnesota Majority, all Minnessotans would be required to provide a government ID with a current mailing address, or otherwise be denied the right to vote.
On the surface it seems like a fair ask, but if you look deeper into the issue and who's behind the proposal, you'll notice some familiar specters and the...
One of the reasons that the $25 billion foreclosure settlement with big banks was so inadequate was because of this man - Edward DeMarco.
DeMarco is a holdover from the Bush administration, and has a very powerful position: he is the director of Federal Housing Finance...
Today, President Obama announced the long-anticipated settlement between big banks and State Attorneys General. The long anticipated settlement has been in the works for a year.
In today's remarks, the President said:
Banks will put billions of dollars towards relief for families across the nation. They’...
Updated: February 8, 2012
This week National People's Action launched Confront Corporate Power, a campaign in conjunction with a number of progressive, labor, student, and environmental groups to...
BIG BANKS: INVEST IN THE PEOPLE, DUMP YOUR PRIVATE PRISON STOCK
Major investors of the private prison industry, including Wells Fargo and Fidelity, were embarrassed yesterday as members of Occupy Miami and Palm Beach County for Immigration Rights along with concerned community leaders from ENLACE and National People’s Action disrupted the hedge...
Yesterday, in his State of the Union address, President Obama announced a true investigation into the fraudulent activities of big banks. After more than a year of relentless community pressure the President has finally started to walk the road to Wall Street accountability.This is a major victory for the 99 percent...
As mandated by the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress today.
Coverage of the speech begins at 9 p.m. EST.
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Today in Chicago, state Attorneys General and the White House are meeting with big banks, presumably to finalize the settlement ahead of Tuesday's the State of the Union. Leaders from a number of community groups are on the front lines to make sure the 99% has a voice -if not at the table, at least within earshot of the...
