Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen something unusual and promising: a gathering of people — mostly young — who are protesting the corporate power and coarse inequality that characterizes our society and economy. For two weeks, these inspired and inspiring young people, under the banner of Occupy Wall Street, [...]
October 3rd, 2011
Related: Action Alert, Bank Bailouts, Blog, march, Occupy Wall Street, protest, Wall Street
Yesterday, the Congressional supercommittee tasked with reducing the budget deficit by more than a trillion dollars held an all-day closed-door meeting.[1]
We don’t know what happened at the meeting. But we do know that they are looking at cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Much of what’s sold as deficit reduction could [...]
September 28th, 2011
Related: Action Alert, Blog, Gillibrand, jobs, Merkley, petition, Schumer, supercommittee
Ever since the Tea Party takeover of Congress, they’ve been waging vicious class warfare – on behalf of the rich, against everyone else.
It’s hard to believe: after two years of gut-wrenching recession and non-stop budget battles, the richest Americans still haven’t sacrificed a single penny.
Millions of Americans have seen jobs disappear, homes foreclosed and retirement [...]
September 20th, 2011
Related: action, Action Alert, Blog, class warfare, Congress, obama, Warren Buffett
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September 24th, 2008
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