itsoureconomy.usIn mid-May, I wrote about the commendable — one might say heroic — efforts of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to single-handedly impose meaningful accountability on Wall Street banks for their role in the 2008 financial crisis and the mortgage fraud/foreclosure schemes. Not only was Sch...
www.youtube.comHello citizens of the internet. We are Anonymous. On September 17th, Anonymous will flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades a...
thehill.comElizabeth Warren might need the help of donors in the financial industry to mount a challenge to Sen. Scott Brown.- www.bloomberg.comCitigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. were the reigning champions of finance in 2006 as home prices peaked, leading the 10 biggest U.S. banks and brokerage firms to their best year ever with $104 billion of profits.
www.bloomberg.comCitigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. were the reigning champions of finance in 2006 as home prices peaked, leading the 10 biggest U.S. banks and brokerage firms to their best year ever with $104 billion of profits.
www.youtube.comHello citizens of the internet. We are Anonymous. On September 17th, Anonymous will flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades a...
host.madison.comLaying off 38 cops and 27 firefighters. Reducing salt and sand on snow-covered streets. Eliminating the school crossing guard program.
Sen. Sherrod Brown says Wall Street hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than a typical sheet mewww.politifact.comThe bipartisan plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling included formation of a 12-member congressional committee to consider cuts in spending and tax reform. After voting in support of the plan, Ohio's Sen. Sherrod Brown said in an interview that Congress needed to turn its focus to job creation exc...- See 8 more posts from Global Liberation Network, I Acknowledge Class Warfare Exists, Kevin Zeese, Milwaukee Ironworkers, The Peoples Boycott, Decentralized Non-Violent Resistance Movement, Scot Ross and Democracy Watchdog Action Network
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Obama administration tries to stop prosecution of banks | It's Our Economy
Obama administration tries to stop prosecution of banks | It's Our Economy
Matt Taibbi: "Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?" (Democracy Now! Interview) - YouTube
Matt Taibbi: "Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?" (Democracy Now! Interview) - YouTube
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Democracy Now! speaks with Rolling Stone investigative reporter Matt Taibbi about how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission destroyed records of thousands of investigations, whitewashing the files of some of the largest banks, hedge funds, and top Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff.
An Organic Conversation Radio Show | Helge Hellberg
An Organic Conversation Radio Show | Helge Hellberg
www.helgehellberg.comIn 2009, Helge launched An Organic Conversation, a weekly radio show featuring groundbreaking initiatives and ecology-based thinking in the organic food and holistic health movement. An Organic Conversation discusses today's challenges
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The Huffington Post Canada
The Huffington Post Canada and 4 other friendsDecentralized Non-Violent Resistance Movement
The Huffington Post Canada and 4 other friendsDecentralized Non-Violent Resistance Movement
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Michael Moore posted about Jack Layton.
www.huffingtonpost.caThe death of NDP Leader Jack Layton made headlines in every newspaper across Canada. Here's a collection of Tuesday morning's front pages, sourced from Newseum.
www.theglobeandmail.comFrom brash beginnings on Toronto municipal scene, late federal NDP chief plotted end-run around successful Tory playbook- Roger Dobrickposted toThe Ed Schultz Showwww.theglobeandmail.comFrom brash beginnings on Toronto municipal scene, late federal NDP chief plotted end-run around successful Tory playbook
- Roger Dobrickposted toProgressives Unitedwww.theglobeandmail.comFrom brash beginnings on Toronto municipal scene, late federal NDP chief plotted end-run around successful Tory playbook
www.cp24.comMy friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.
www.huffingtonpost.caJack Layton's family released a letter he wrote to all Canadians in the event of his death. Here's the letter Layton left behind.
British PM’s top aide was on News Corp. payroll while working for government | The Raw Story
British PM’s top aide was on News Corp. payroll while working for government | The Raw Story
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Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, at the centre of phone hacking claims, was still being paid by the tabloid's owners while employed as the Conservative Party's media chief, the BBC said.
The Tea Party Movement | Cracked.com
The Tea Party Movement | Cracked.com
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The Tea Party movement is a populist political movement in the United States that emerged in 2009. Some scholars theorize that they are the descendants of all those villagers who chased Frankenstein with pitchforks and torches.
Republicans to America: Poor Kids Don't Have Enough Pain - YouTube
Republicans to America: Poor Kids Don't Have Enough Pain - YouTube
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This weekend, "60 Minutes" aired a special on the record number of children falling into poverty due to the recent recession. Taking a closer look at Florida...
West Bend School District divided by politics - JSOnline
West Bend School District divided by politics - JSOnline
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West Bend schools are outperforming the state average. And costs are low. Yet, disputes over school spending, social climate and educational policies have come with striking frequency in recent years.
On the Capitol: The Scott Walker blues
On the Capitol: The Scott Walker blues
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Clay Barbour and Mary Spicuzza of the Wisconsin State Journal argue that after the week Gov. Scott Walker had, he has the right to sing the blues. It started
Walker is singing the blues | Defend Wisconsin
Walker is singing the blues | Defend Wisconsin
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Clay Barbour and Mary Spicuzza of the Wisconsin State Journal argue that after the week Gov. Scott Walker had, he has the right to sing the blues. It started
Scott Fitzgerald "Emphasizes" For Public Employees Loss Of Dollars - YouTube
Scott Fitzgerald "Emphasizes" For Public Employees Loss Of Dollars - YouTube
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Miles interviews Scott Fitzgerald after he got defeated in a cream puff eating contest.
John Kasich Seeks To Stop Ohio Union Law Repeal Effort
John Kasich Seeks To Stop Ohio Union Law Repeal Effort
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich and top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they're offering to weaken a new law limiting collective bargaining in an attempt to keep a repeal effort off the November ballot. Kasich's administration released a letter asking for a meeting Friday to discuss a co...
Feingold decided not to run for public office during 2012 | Defend Wisconsin
Feingold decided not to run for public office during 2012 | Defend Wisconsin
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John Nichols of The Cap Times reports that former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold decided not to run for public office during 2012. In an email to supporters,
A new centrist 'caucus' - JSOnline
A new centrist 'caucus' - JSOnline
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This summer's recall elections may force more bipartisanship in the state Senate, which would be a good thing.
New Research Shows Sharp Increase in Childhood Poverty in Michigan. Gov. Snyder Responds By Announcing Junket To Asia | A2Politico
New Research Shows Sharp Increase in Childhood Poverty in Michigan. Gov. Snyder Responds By Announcing Junket To Asia | A2Politico
New Research Shows Sharp Increase in Childhood Poverty in Michigan. Gov. Snyder Responds By Announci
www.a2politico.comPresident Obama is buying books (and playing golf) on Martha's Vinyard. In Sunday's New York Times, Maureen Dowd took the President to task as only she can. Dowd writes: "Is Obama so isolated he can’t see that Americans are curled up in a ball,...
CMU faculty will obey court order; classes resume tomorrow | Michigan Education Association
CMU faculty will obey court order; classes resume tomorrow | Michigan Education Association
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Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; Aug. 22, 2011 -- The Central Michigan University Faculty Association will return to class tomorrow as ordered by Circuit Court Judge Paul H. Chamberlain in a temporary restraining order issued today.
Help Warren Buffett raise taxes on the super rich
Help Warren Buffett raise taxes on the super rich
"When someone like billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that he and his friends "have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress,"2 people pay close attention. And with Washington focused on what to cut and by how much, Mr. Buffett asking for Congress to raise his taxes represents an important opportunity."
"When someone like billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that he and his friends "have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress,"2 people pay close attention. And with Washington focused on what to cut and by how much, Mr. Buffett asking for Congress to raise his taxes represents an important opportunity."
Just One Week Into His Campaign, Rick Perry Disavows His Nine-Month-Old Book | ThinkProgress
Just One Week Into His Campaign, Rick Perry Disavows His Nine-Month-Old Book | ThinkProgress
THE BEER PARTY and Democracy Watchdog Action Network shared a link.
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Last November, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) published Fed Up, a 240-page ode to tentherism, which argues that everything from child labor laws to the Clean Air Act to Medicare violates the Constitution. As it turns out, however, claiming that America’s entire social safety net is unconstitutional isn’t...
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