Bank Of America Vs. The World: Charlotte, NC On May 9th
It sucks to be Bank of America. BoA is wrecking the planet for profit, wrecking the economy for fat cat executive bonuses, and foreclosing on millions of American Dreams. And…
Wall Street Flees Wall Street
Wall Street is scared shitless. They’d never admit it, but the way the big Wall Street banks are rapidly relocating their annual shareholder meetings from the concrete canyons of Midtown…
Top 10 Dirty Corporate Tax Dodgers of 2011
Two weeks ago it was announced that the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world sparking furious debate from Fox News types concerned about corporate well being….
DC Judge Restricts The EPA’s Ability To Protect Our Water and Ecosystems
I’m outraged by today’s news from DC. Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has ruled that the EPA exceeded its authority in revoking permits for what could now become West Virginia’s…
Corporate Drag Gets The Goods
Sometimes change doesn’t come from the direct action camps or the hard actions putting a wrench in the gears of the machine. Sometimes it comes from putting on a suit…
Boston Activists Make Bank of America ATMs More Truthful
What’s that old saying? “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” People are waking up to the fact that there’s a big difference between what…
Wanted: Brian Moynihan
When we got word that Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan was visiting our fine city of San Francisco this week, we knew that we needed to track him down…
#F29: Occupy Goes After ALEC & Corporate America; Matt Taibbi Rips Into Bank of America
Today, #F29, a global day of action against a shadowy corporate front group called the American Legislative Exchange Commission (ALEC), has turned into a revitalization of the Occupy movement. ALEC…
Huge Victory in Chicago
I just got word today that the City of Chicago has struck a deal with Midwest Generation and plans to close its two dirty coal-fired power plants: the Fisk plant…
Coal River Tree-sitter Sentenced To 7 Days In Jail
Direct action is not as glamorous as many would have you believe. Days, weeks, or years in jail or prison is not easy. But fighting to save precious land and…