Occupy Our Homes Makes a Move
Dec 10, 2011 The Occupy Our Homes campaign kicked off last Tuesday when hundreds of people, including activists, neighborhood residents and a couple of City Council members, marched through a neglected Brooklyn neighborhood to open a foreclosed house to a homeless family. Last Tuesday, Occupy Wall Street moved Alfredo Carrasquillo and his family into a vacant home in Brooklyn.
A Closer Glance at the Fed Audit, Please
Dec 7, 2011 It's been available for almost six months now: the first independent audit of the Federal Reserve. In case you haven’t read it top-to-bottom, former Congressman Alan Grayson, who petitioned the study along with Rep. Ron Paul, wants to draw your attention to some of his favorite parts.
Truthdigger of the Week: Dorli Rainey
Nov 18, 2011 We could all take a tip from Dorli Rainey, who at 84 has the stamina and then some to keep up the good fight, even if it means facing off with the police, and even if it means getting a faceful of pepper spray. That's what happened to Rainey on Wednesday, courtesy of the Seattle police, but the incident only fired her up. We could all take a tip from Dorli Rainey, who at 84 has the stamina and then some to keep up the good fight, even if it means getting a faceful of pepper spray.
To Protest Foreclosures, San Jose Priest Divests $3 Million From Bank of America
Nov 18, 2011 Father Eduardo Samaniego, the Jesuit pastor of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Jose, Calif., protested foreclosures by Bank of America against those in his flock and beyond by moving $3 million of his parish’s funds to a local credit union. (more)
Time to Move Your Money
Nov 5, 2011 Saturday is the day 80,000 people have pledged to punish "too big to fail" banks by moving their money to credit unions and local community institutions. How does it work? Will banks feel the hurt? How can it be done quickly and conveniently? Josh Harkinson at Mother Jones answers these questions and more.Exposing the Worst of the 1 Percent
Nov 3, 2011 Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films is preparing a multimedia onslaught to expose those 1 percenters who use their monetary and political powers to the disadvantage of others -- sometimes millions of others, as in the case of Bank of America (more).
WikiLeaks Goes Into Emergency Triage Mode
Oct 24, 2011 WikiLeaks' days may be numbered, or at least its function as Web-based whistle-blower may be seriously compromised, if the muckraking site Julian Assange built doesn't sort out its money issues soon These issues, Assange was careful to note on Monday, were caused by the deliberate stranglehold (more).
Swipe Fees
Oct 21, 2011
Anonymous Wants You to Move Your Money
Oct 11, 2011 Camping out by Wall Street and peacefully protesting are but two ways of signaling collective displeasure about America's compromised economic system, but here comes Anonymous with another handy tip for would-be opponents of our nation's banking behemoths: Let the currency of their realm do the talking.
Bank of America Plans New Debit Card Fee
Oct 1, 2011 Bank of America announced that it will charge its customers $5 a month for making purchases with debit cards, and Wells Fargo, Chase and SunTrust are poised to follow suit. (more)
