Willam Fisher, IPS News. November 24, 2009. Three contentious provisions are scheduled to expire next month; opponents of these sections have been pushing to roll them back. But Obama seems ready to renew them.
Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 16, 2009. Top Dems, including Governor Patrick Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin, have announced their support for the plan, calling it an economic boon for the area.
Rob Johnson, NewDeal 2.0. October 26, 2009. Marchers join together in the call against banking greed and to speak out on behalf of people abused by foreclosure, subprime treachery and absurd interest rates.
Center for American ProgressAugust 6, 2009. Screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, and congressmen fearful for their safety mark the ugly scenes created by the far right.
Lagan Sebert, David Murdock, Huffington Post, American News Project. June 5, 2009. More people than ever are using payday loans to keep bill collectors at bay, paying annual rates as high as 700%.
Agence France PresseJune 5, 2009. A new bill would bar the government from releasing any of the 240 remaining detainees until the administration presents a plan to Congress.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 1, 2009. Only 45 Senate Democrats voted Thursday to oppose the banking industry and pass legislation aimed at stemming foreclosures.
Lagan Sebert, American News Project AlterNet: Democracy and Elections. April 2, 2009. On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL.) introduced campaign finance legislation intended to ease the rising fund-raising burden on politicians.
Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. December 30, 2008. "No appointment by this governor under these circumstances could produce a credible replacement."
Phoenix Woman, AlterNet: PEEK. December 9, 2008. Speed is of the essence since even a jailed Blagojevich can make appointments, and the last thing anyone wants to see are tainted appointments.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 25, 2008. The Bush Administration nominates one of its favorite pro-torture lawyers for a top DOJ post. Again.
