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People’s speak out at U.S. Capitol building
The report below was submitted by the VoteNoBailout campaign. The VoteNoBailout.org website has attracted extensive support throughout the country. Over…
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Bailout provision to help struggling homeowners thrown out
Republicans and Democrats alike have been jumping through hoops to convince working people that it is in our best interest…
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WaMu’s collapse: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
On Sept. 25, Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan bank in the United States, was seized by the Federal…
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PSL campaign offers support to Chicago flood victims
The author is the PSL candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 40th District, which encompasses some of Albany Park,…
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Homeless activists, supporters launch “Nickelsville” in Seattle
Early in the morning of Sept. 22, homeless activists and their supporters gathered from four different sites in King County,…
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Michigan Republicans plan to disenfranchise voters
Under the guise of protecting against voter fraud, the Republican Party in Michigan plans to challenge voters who have lost…
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Low-cost housing at risk in Los Angeles
Los Angeles could lose thousands of affordable apartments in the next five years as contracts requiring landlords to rent to…
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Distressed sales of homes reach record rate
Falling home prices resulted in a 3.1 percent increase in sales in July, the largest leap since February. However, 33…
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Protestors gather at FEMA headquarters on Katrina anniversary
A spirited crowd of about 80 protesters demonstrated in the rain at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in downtown Washington,…
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Katrina, the Pain Index
The author is a human rights lawyer and law professor at Loyola University New Orleans. He can be reached at…
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