Tag Archive for Wall Street

What Past Presidents Thought About Big Banks

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The Occupy Wall Street protesters have been standing against the big banks for a few months now. They are protesting the greed, irresponsibility, and fraud that banks like Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase commit on a daily basis. The big banks of Wall Street caused an economic collapse.

Stop The GOP Assault On The U.S. Economic Future

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The Republicans, who were elected in large numbers in 2010 ostensibly to address economic policies and get our economy revved up, instead have focused almost solely on social policies while obstructing every single bill put forth by Democrats to deal with the fragile economic recovery.

The Bain and Simple Truth

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The most fascinating (and oddly humorous) thing has been both the attacks on Romney’s campaign – mainly from Newt Gingrich – and the circling of the wagons around the former Massachusetts governor by the very people who weren’t all that crazy about him to begin with.

Wall Street Wins the 2012 Iowa Caucuses

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Without a crushing defeat in Iowa, Romney’s path to the nomination is clear. No amount of evangelical enthusiasm for Santorum, or youth and independent excitement for Ron Paul, will make a difference. Unless hit by a huge scandal, Wall Street’s man won’t lose now.

OccupyMarines Renews Vow To Protect Protesters

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It seems many of us have forgotten the Occupy Movement. While we gear up for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, hundreds of thousands of Americans are still in the streets, protesting Wall Street and fighting for social justice. To that end, OccupyMarines have renewed their vow to defend the protesters from the brutality of police forces across the country.

Waking A Sleeping Giant: The Occupy Movement

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In times of great need, Americans have answered the call to action in the effort to push America towards a brighter future. This is one of those times. On November 17, 2011, Americans across the country took to the streets and began a massive day of protests against corporate greed, corrupt politicians, big banks, and the top 1%.