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How to Score a Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Deal

Richard (RJ) Eskow, Campaign for America's Future. February 7, 2012.

There are well-established facts to guide us, and the principles involved are clear.

Bill Moyers: 6 Movies You Have to See About the Financial Crisis

Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company. February 2, 2012.

Here are some important movies and documentaries that try to make sense of the financial collapse.

Inside the Bacchanalian Wall Street Fraternity Party of Billionaire Bankers and Hedge Fund Predators

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship, AlterNet. January 30, 2012.

It may be bleak on Main Street, but Wall Street's partying like it's 2006.

7 Ways to Really Take the Ax to Wall Street

Les Leopold, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

We're talking about how to save democracy from the plutocratic rule of elite financiers. It's time to think big.

Our Economy Has Failed -- Until We Admit That, We're Screwed

Kai Wright, ColorLines. December 30, 2011.

Industries, communities, natural resources, even sports leagues have collapsed as Ronald Reagan’s corrosive vision has become dominant.

Thomas Frank: How the Right Wing Hijacked Rage Over the Economic Collapse and Swindled America

Jefferson Morley, Salon. December 28, 2011.

Frank discusses one of the most important political developments of the Obama presidency: how the crash of 2008 served to strengthen the political right.

7 of the Nastiest Scams, Rip-Offs and Tricks From Wall Street Crooks

Dave Johnson, AlterNet. December 26, 2011.

How many high-level Wall Street players have been put in jail for the crimes that led to the financial crisis? Not. Even. One.

The 1 Percenters Who Act Like Scrooge...and the Ones Who Don't

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. December 22, 2011.

Some say that the 99 percent should shut up and thank the fatcats for their crust of bread. But a few 1 percenters think that's humbug.

Eliot Spitzer: Our Rallying Cry Should Be, "We Own Wall Street and We Can Stop Corporate America's Worst Behavior."

Eliot Spitzer, Slate. December 21, 2011.

If the public exercised its ownership capacity by influencing board member selection, compensation, and political donations, then these companies would be fundamentally altered.

Bill Black's Handy Guide to Bankster Fraud, From 'Small Fraudulent Fry' to 'Septic Tank Scum'

William K. Black, Benzinga. December 20, 2011.

The white collar criminologist calls out Bush and Obama for not prosecuting financial fraud and demands an end to the free pass for campaign contributors.

Wall St's Latest Shameless Ploy to Fleece You

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. December 10, 2011.

The industry's effort to overturn new regulations could push public anger past the point of no return.

Occupy Your Food Supply: Radical Farmer's March Aims to Bridge Urban-Rural Divide, Focus in on "Food Justice"

Anna Lekas Miller, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Farmers strode through the city as the food justice and Occupy Wall Street movements teamed up for healthy, ethical food for the people.

Occupy Our Homes: From the Streets to Foreclosed Homes, OWS Finds a New Frontier

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. December 5, 2011.

As occupiers prepare to take over foreclosed homes, an exciting new phase of action on behalf of the 99 percent begins.

The Absurd Zombie Lie About the Economy Right-Wingers Desperately Cling To -- And Why It's Totally Wrong

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 4, 2011.

Home loans didn't bring on the recession; gimmicky financial instruments bloated to 100 times their value are what caused all this pain.

Thanks to Nurses Union and Occupy Wall Street, Pressure for Wall Street Speculation Tax Grows

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 30, 2011.

With the nation's (and the world's) focus back on Wall Street, the possibility of a financial transaction tax is looking more likely.

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.

OWS Continues to Dominate the Zeitgeist: Outcry over Abuse of Students at UC Davis Grows, Right-Wing Plan to Smear Protests Exposed

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 19, 2011.

As footage of cops pepper-spraying UC Davis students gets more views by the minute, a plan to smear OWS is uncovered. Clearly, these protests aren't over yet.

Former JPMorgan Banker: Exploiting Consumers Is ‘The Purpose Of The Banking Organization’

Travis Waldron, ThinkProgress. November 18, 2011.

Wall Street continues to ignore America’s anger at it, sipping champagne from rooftops while protesters march below.

The NYPD's Bad Behavior Toward Occupy Wall Street Highlights Broken Criminal Justice System

Michael Tracey, Salon. November 18, 2011.

Tough tactics and intolerance favor the rich and flout the rule of law.

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.

Opulent Sothebys' Appalling Treatment of Its Workers Is a Perfect Symbol of the Out of Touch 1%

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 10, 2011.

What better symbol of the 1 percent's treatment of the 99 then one of the world's most opulent institutions refusing to bargain with its workers?

Blatantly Biased Tabloids and Clueless Mainstream Media Keep Missing the Obvious Big Story at OWS

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 8, 2011.

Many mainstream news outlets are flummoxed at best, condescending at worst, when it comes to their coverage of the new movement.

'Tax Timmy's Friends': Nurses Follow Obama to France Demanding He Tax Geithner's Wall Street Cronies

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. November 2, 2011.

The nurses' union takes the movement for a financial transaction tax to the G-20 in Cannes.

99% Delivers Letters to Bank CEOs, Egyptians March in Solidarity

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 28, 2011.

Unions, students, foreclosure victims and a special Egyptian envoy protest bank CEOs in letter form.

How the Bitter Elitists at Fox News Keep Trying -- And Failing -- to Dampen Support for Occupy Wall Street

Mark Howard, AlterNet. October 27, 2011.

Another day, another Fox News attempt to smear the Occupy Wall Street movement. This time they've resurrected their favorite bogeyman, ACORN.