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UC Davis Students and Faculty Face Prison Time for Peaceful Protest Against Bank

Mela Heestand, AlterNet. April 27, 2012.

The pepper spraying of UC Davis students shocked the nation, but the persecution that the Davis Dozen protesters face is far worse.

50 Ways to Leave Your Banker: What Happened When One Man Just Refused to Pay $80,000 in Credit Card Debt

Kimberly Thorpe, Mother Jones. November 1, 2011.

At last count, Steven Katz owed $80,000 on his six credit cards, and he has no intention of paying any of it off.

What We Can Learn from Germany: How Countries With Publicly Owned Banks Do Better Than America

Ellen Brown, TruthOut.org. October 18, 2011.

The public bank model remains a viable alternative to the private profiteering being protested on Wall Street today.

Bank Warns Employees About OWS

William Rivers Pitt, TruthOut.org. October 10, 2011.

OWS has bloomed in more than a dozen major cities all across the country. It stopped being a protest a while ago. It's a movement now. And they're scared.

North Dakota Fights Wall Street's Influence With a State Bank

Ellen Brown, YES! Magazine. September 4, 2011.

What can we learn from North Dakota's economy? Plenty, and it starts with its unique state bank.

Pro-Worker Movement Gains Power in Wisconsin, But What's Next?

John Nichols, The Nation. March 11, 2011.

There is a lot of talk about where to take this energy, and a lot of options—all with credible arguments and all with support from serious players.

Swiss Banker Gave WikiLeaks Information Revealing Crimes by World's Most Powerful People, as Attacks on Assange and the Site Continue

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. January 17, 2011.

The mountain of damning information acquired by WikiLeaks just keeps growing -- as do attacks on Assange.

Is Your Bank Spying on You?

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 7, 2010.

Banks and credit agencies are becoming ever more intrusive in their efforts to gauge exactly what you're worth, and what you can pay.

Obama's Bad Bank Plan Could Destroy His Promising Presidency -- How Do We Push Him in the Right Direction?

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. April 14, 2009.

It ain't easy to play the role of loyal opposition to a progressive president who seems determined at times to be captured by Wall Street.

Busted: Bailed-Out Bank Blows Millions on LA Parties

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. February 25, 2009.

Northern Trust eliminated 450 jobs and then spent millions on lavish parties in LA.

Military families go hungry

Lindsay Beyerstein, October 19, 2006.

Lines lengthen at base food banks.