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7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed
RALEIGH, N.C. — It was a day like any other day — except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. ...
Michael Moore on Countdown With Keith Olbermann (Guest Host Lawrence O'Donnell) - Part 1
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Come Chat With the New WH Chief of Staff, Michael Moore
When I first heard the title of Michael Moore's new movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, I laughed out loud. I already felt Michael was on ...
Goldman Sachs sued by big pension fund over pay
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was sued on Monday by a large union pension fund that accused the Wall Street investment bank of overpaying ...
Yes, I Am Pissed Off
I often give speeches to groups that are interested in hearing about my experiences representing two men at Guantanamo. Last week I spoke to a ...
Campaigning for State-Owned Banks
While bank bailouts fatten Wall Street, states continue to battle the credit crisis. In the search for innovative solutions, some political candidates are proposing that ...
Obama on financial reform: Fee on big banks, consumer protection
Obama promised financial reform in his State of the Union, saying he wanted a fee on the biggest banks to recover the rest of the ...
Group demands banks give up bonuses to fill state budget gap
Hundreds of sign-toting members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) stormed the lobbies of two downtown Des Moines banks Tuesday afternoon, temporarily halting business ...
The Big Banks Broke Our Economy – Now They Need to Fix It!
We invite you to join us Tuesday, Jan. 26 as we take our message of Enough is Enough! – Put the People First! to the ...
The woman Democrats need
ON THE day after Tuesday’s electoral loss, the Obama administration brought an unfamiliar face to the White House - Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor ...
Chris Dodd to step aside
Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he ...
AIG executives' promises to return bonuses have gone largely unfulfilled
When word spread earlier this year that American International Group had paid more than $165 million in retention bonuses at the division that had precipitated ...
One year later, gov't can't track TARP
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - One year ago, America's biggest banks were failing. And the government was more than willing to bail them out.We now know ...
Your choice - the film or the fundraiser?
I saw Michael Moore's new film Capitalism - A Love Story last week and readers of this blog won't be surprised I'm giving it a ...
'America's Mayor' Calls for a Moratorium on Home Foreclosures
Thursday, November 12th, on MSNBC's 'The Ed Show,' Virg Bernero, Mayor of Lansing, Michigan, calls for a moratorium on home foreclosures:ED SCHULTZ, MSNBC HOST: I ...
Veterans: Lip Service, Bankers: Billions & America: Foreclosures - Here’s The Fix
One thing about doing a two hour show that heavily covers both the financial crisis and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that you ...
Report: AIG CEO ready to quit over pay constraints
NEW YORK — After just three months as head of embattled insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he ...
Here Come the Unions
On Tuesday morning, in Chicago, the unions came to town. It was the final day of the rolling protest dubbed The Showdown in Chicago, a ...
5,000 Protest Bank Power, Abuses, as ‘Showdown’ Culminates
CHICAGO – Angenita Tanner faces tough times. Her home-based child care business is threatened by potential Illinois state budget cuts to programs subsidizing care for ...
Protests at US bankers' convention
America's bankers may not agree on much. But on one issue, they are entirely united. They refuse to become humble whipping boys, taking the blame ...
Bankers and Their Victims
Day two of the Showdown in Chicago, a three-day-long protest against big banks, began a bit dismally for The Nation. An email from American Bankers ...
Protesters Deliver Letter to Goldman Sachs—And Await Response
CHICAGO—After working for 42 years, Erma Hall-Wood thought she had earned a modest but peaceful retirement. Then the financial crisis devastated her savings and the ...
Protests Aimed at Bankers' Convention
Chicago - For five decades, Bonita Williamson called a house at 56th and South Loomis Streets home. She's slated to be evicted from that home ...
Economy Yielding ‘Very Angry’ People, Bankers Told
Oct. 26 -- A top American Bankers Association official defended the group’s members against demonstrators massing in Chicago to protest the industry’s opposition to proposed ...
VIDEO: You Weren't on the Guest List
Today was an amazing beginning for us. Not just the beginning of the three day protest against the American Bankers Association (ABA) conference, but the ...
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