On AlterNet: bank of america
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bank of america"
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2009.
Apparently the banking behemoth is unaware of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Kari Lydersen, Melville House Publishing. August 19, 2009.
When Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors suddenly closed, workers occupied the factory and fought for their labor rights.
Agence France Presse July 17, 2009.
Revenues rose 60 percent from a year ago to 33.1 billion dollars, lifted in part by the acquisition of Wall Street brokerage Merrill Lynch.
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 9, 2009.
"The Fed used a different measurement of bank-capital levels than analysts and investors had been expecting ... "
Michael Moore, Time Magazine. May 2, 2009.
Had Madoff just followed the example of his fellow tycoons, he could have legally multiplied his wealth many times over, legally.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2009.
This is a step in the right direction, but a far cry from what truly needs to be done.
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 27, 2009.
Join SEIU in demonstrations across the country tomorrow to protest the poster boy of corporate greed.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. April 27, 2009.
Join angry citizens who will be protesting across the country, demanding that CEO Ken Lewis be fired and that BOA stop consumer abuses.
Ali Jost, SEIU AlterNet: PEEK. April 16, 2009.
Leading up to Bank of America's annual shareholder meeting, consumers, employees and shareholders will call for reform, from top to bottom.
Jim Hightower, Creators Syndicate. April 4, 2009.
The "too big" claim forms the rationale for the diversion of regular people's money into rich people's pockets.
Stephanie Mencimer, MotherJones.com. March 30, 2009.
Now that the Obama administration is a shareholder, will it protect the interests of the bank or those of targeted by its predatory practices?
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 6, 2009.
In a recent interview, Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Americans: 'Be squatters in your own homes. Don't you leave.'
Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 2, 2009.
Tax paying sports fans beware... it appears that you may be helping sponsor major teams whether you like them or not!
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 2, 2009.
The nation's largest bank throws a lavish party worth $10 million.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. January 27, 2009.
Bank of America's greed knows no bounds.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 27, 2009.
These crooks "are asking us to bail them out and then using that money to stop workers from improving their lives."
Greg Palast, Suicide Girls. January 27, 2009.
Maybe John Thain, the guy who demanded $30 million after screwing up Merrill Lynch, should be our Secretary of Treasury.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. January 15, 2009.
Squandering $25 billion in bailout bucks.
Peter Dreier, Huffington Post. December 9, 2008.
Grassroots activism helped Obama win the presidency. It could also help him fix the economy.
John Woodruff Jr., Portside. December 9, 2008.
The bank took $25 billion of taxpayers' cash, but wouldn't lend Republic Windows and Doors the money it needed to keep going.
Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. December 8, 2008.
Bank of America could have kept Republic Windows open if they hadn't been distracted buying up their competitors.
Nomi Prins, AlterNet. September 17, 2008.
The speculative nature of the financial industry is a threat to national economic security. It requires a serious exit strategy.
Danny Schechter, AlterNet. January 15, 2008.
Bank of America bought out Countrywide Home Loan to avoid harming its other ambitious and often avaricious strategies.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet. October 6, 2007.
Whether we avert catastrophe with climate change may actually be decided by Citibank and Bank of America.
