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7 Ways to Support the Real Job Creator: Main Street

John Cavanagh, David Korten, YES! Magazine. November 30, 2011.

It turns out that most job creation in the United States is the result of Main Street entrepreneurs, not Wall Street financial wizards.

Crash Tax: Wall Street Should Pay Reparations to the 99%

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

It's time for the bankers who crashed the economy to pay back those of us who bailed them out--with a financial transactions tax.

Nurses Take on Wall Street

Rose Ann DeMoro, AlterNet. June 14, 2011.

Nurses have launched a campaign to reverse the disastrous course of policies that demand ever more hardship for Main Street.

We're Still Getting Screwed: Geithner Plan Will Make the Rich Richer!

Dean Baker, AlterNet. April 1, 2009.

Some hedge and equity fund managers could make hundreds of millions or even billions off the Geithner plan.

America's Municipal Meltdown: It's Tough Times for Troubled Towns

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. February 23, 2009.

Small towns are feeling the pain far worse than the rest of us, and no one knows how to stop the bleeding.

Bail Out Main Street, Not Wall Street

agit pop, Agit-Pop AlterNet: Video. October 1, 2008.

Time to invest in what really matters.

PROTESTS: Bailout Anger in the Streets

Steven Greenstreet, American News Project AlterNet: Video. September 29, 2008.

Groups of concerned citizens are organizing to make sure their voices are heard.

Pain on Main Street

Staff, American News Project AlterNet: Video. September 26, 2008.

No relief in sight for homeowners facing foreclosure.

Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Need a Timeout to Fix the Economy

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 25, 2008.

Speaker Pelosi keeps the public informed while negotiating terms of the bailout.