Showdown in Charlotte: Bank of America and Occupy Showdown in Charlotte: Bank of America and Occupy
The financial giant’s shareholder meeting will draw protesters on the outside—and disgruntled investors on the inside.
May 9, 2012 / Richard (R.J.) Eskow
Thousands Turn Out to Protest Bank of America Shareholders’ Meeting Thousands Turn Out to Protest Bank of America Shareholders’ Meeting
Thousands of protesters have converged upon Charlotte, North Carolina today to protest Bank of America’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
May 9, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Why Didn’t Wisconsin’s Teaching Assistants’ Association Endorse Any Candidate in Today’s Election? Why Didn’t Wisconsin’s Teaching Assistants’ Association Endorse Any Candidate in Today’s Election?
This Tuesday, as Wisconsinites voted in primaries to replace Governor Scott Walker and five other statewide office holders, the union of graduate students at the heart of the 201...
May 8, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Plutonomy and the Precariat Plutonomy and the Precariat
On the history of the US economy in decline.
May 8, 2012 / Noam Chomsky
The Philly Alliance, Part II: A New Antipoverty Model The Philly Alliance, Part II: A New Antipoverty Model
On the heels of a gathering in Philadelphia, anti-poverty advocates and people living in poverty pursue a new course to end poverty.
May 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Charlotte City Manager Declares Bank of America Shareholder Meeting ‘Extraordinary Event’ Charlotte City Manager Declares Bank of America Shareholder Meeting ‘Extraordinary Event’
A broad coalition of activists plans to converge on Bank of America’s headquarters and annual shareholder meeting this week. In response, Charlotte’s city manager has d...
May 8, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
The Drone Summit and Why the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner Wasn’t Funny The Drone Summit and Why the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner Wasn’t Funny
At the first International Drone Summit, advocates call for transparency and an end to the US policies that rain terror from the sky.
May 8, 2012 / Loren Fogel
On Political Spouses and the Gay Marriage ‘Evolution’ Narrative On Political Spouses and the Gay Marriage ‘Evolution’ Narrative
For years, male Democrats have credited their wives with moving them to the left on gay marriage.
May 8, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Will Occupy Create Another World or Another Left? Will Occupy Create Another World or Another Left?
In a leaderless movement, ego, anger and personal priorities must be given up in service of collective needs.
May 7, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell
Conservatives Make Nonsense Arguments Against Voting Rights Conservatives Make Nonsense Arguments Against Voting Rights
Pundits and activists say that because they’ve convinced the public of falsehoods, they must be true.