If only. If only Brian Moynihan designed fashionable shoes, Jamie Dimon pitched a mean slider, and Lloyd Blankfein had written the song "Boyfriend" for Justin Bieber. Then they'd prosecute bank fraud. more »
You are an agent of change. Has anyone ever told you that? Well, I just did, and I meant it.
Normally we stay away from from politics here at the official WordPress project — having users from all over the globe that span the political spectrum is evidence that we are doing our job and democratizing publishing, and we don’t want to alienate any of our users no matter how much some of us may disagree with some of them personally. Today, I’m breaking our no-politics rule, because there’s something going on in U.S. politics right now that we need to make sure you know about and understand, because it affects us all.
Lately we've been hearing some strong words from President Obama about Wall Street crime. But when the cameras and lights aren't around, his administration's been working feverishly to protect bankers from state law enforcement officials. more »
Thousands of people jammed into downtown Oakland on Wednesday for a general strike called by Occupy Oakland to protest economic inequity and corporate greed - then marched en masse to the Port of Oakland and shut it down.
"I think it is important to show them what's happening right now," he said. "It's part of our civic duty to support freedom of speech ... to stand up for the 99 percent of us." - Demonstrator taking kids on protest
globalresearch.ca — Should crimes committed in the Bush II era in our name be quietly forgotten?
No, and here is why:
Guilt is not shed by the arrival of a new President. The morality allowing Wall st fraudsters to pay millions of dollars in fines without admitting wrongdoing in the present day is inextricably linked to the morality of a President who admits authorising torture and does not think he is wrongdoing.
President Obama tried to make the case that while the banks and finance houses actions in the financial crisis to date were immoral they were not illegal. He is wrong and Bush II is wrong and they both should be held to account.
When democracy gets bought out by the wealthy, what can you do?
As individuals very little but as organised groups who support democracy and the rule of law things can and will get better. Re- discovering the common bonds which gather us all together against exploitation and electing people who think the same way.
The letter below from Corporate Accountablility International describes a victory against a global mega corporation, Nestlé. Thanks to the generosity of their supporters they were able to fund a campaign which persuaded Nestlé to desist.
There are very important techniques here which go beyond any single campaign. It is important we learn them.
I have to admit I like corporate accountability International, they get off their collective bums and get stuck in. Please spare a moment to read this appeal from your peers coming in to the Campaign for America's Future on a parallel flight path. :-)
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You are an agent of change. Has anyone ever told you that? Well, I just did, and I meant it.
Should crimes committed in the Bush II era in our name be quietly forgotten?
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