November 6, 2017 (theonion.com) WASHINGTON—In the wake of a shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX that left at least 26 people dead and 20 wounded, the nation declared its intent Monday to wait for more facts on the mass slaughter before doing absolutely nothing about it. “We don’t want to jump… Continue reading
NOVEMBER 3, 2017 (publicbankinginstitute.org) At his confirmation hearing in January 2017, Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said, “regulation is killing community banks.” If the process is not reversed, he warned, we could “end up in a world where we have four big banks in this country.” That would be bad for both… Continue reading
By Jon Queally (CommonDreams.org) November 06, 2017 “The terrifying fact is that no one is safe so long as Congress chooses to do absolutely nothing in the face of this epidemic.” Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), standing next a photo of one of the victims of the 2015 school shooting at… Continue reading
by Jessica Corbett (commondreams.org) November 6, 2017 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says the trove of documents “shows how these billionaires and multinational corporations get richer by hiding their wealth and profits and avoid paying their fair share of taxes” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday decried a world in which… Continue reading
November 06, 2017 by Los Angeles Times via CommonDreams.org In the year since his election, Trump has repeatedly reneged on his promises by supporting the interests of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of working families Whoa, says Sen. Sanders. “Trump as a candidate promised the American people one thing, as… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless November 6, 2017 What’s at stake in our occupation? The ability for every person in this country to care for themselves. Being forced to choose between the horrors in the shelters, or suffering from exposure on the streets is the reality. Shelter is being… Continue reading
November 4, 2017 (ellenbrown.com) Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double-digit lead in New Jersey’s race for governor, has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform. If he wins on November 7, the nation’s second state-owned bank in a century could follow. A UK study published on… Continue reading
BART is trying to remove a homeless encampment, but the people who live there have filed a lawsuit against Berkeley and BART. Joe Vazquez reports. (10/30/17) (sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com) Note from JP Massar on November 4, 2017: First They Came for the Homeless has been forced from HERE/THERE as of today. Here’s… Continue reading
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN OCT. 30, 2017 (NYTimes.com) Dennis Banks in 1974. “We had reached a point in history where we could not tolerate the abuse any longer, where mothers could not tolerate the mistreatment that goes on on the reservations any longer,” he said. CreditJim Palmer/Associated Press Dennis J. Banks, the militant… Continue reading
