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DOJ Again Tells Arpaio They’re Suing Over CivilRights Violations
From TPM
The Justice Department says they’re putting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio onfinal notice. Over 100 days after first issuing a report which found Arpaio’s Maricopa Country Sheriff’s Office to be in violation of civil rights laws, DOJ has sent a letter telling Arpaio that they have...
It’s only fitting that Bank of America shareholders were greeted by quite the mix of angry residents today at their annual meeting. Labor unions, Occupy protesters, environmentalists were just a few of the hundreds of people protesting Bank of America’s corporate greed.
Bank of America was bailed out by the government, but has done little to improve its ways with consumers with...
Today billionaire Sam Zell really showed senior citizens he doesn’t care about them. He didn’t even bother to show up for the board meeting of one of his companies, Equity Life Style Properties (ELS). So he wasn’t there to hear senior citizens tell shareholders to stop trying to bankrupt them with ever-increasing rents that are depleting their retirement savings.
ELS owns...
Congress ignores public opinion (again)
From Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talks with Chris Hayes about why policies that are popular with the American public, for example, the 'Buffett Rule bill,' so frequently fail when put before Congress, an ostensibly representative body.
POLL: 7 out of 10 Americans support the Buffet Rule
From CNN.com
Hours before a...
Paul Ryan, helping the poor by hurting them
From Dana Milbank at the Washington Post
Paul Ryan, outlining his latest budget proposal in the House TV studio Tuesday morning, said the policies of the Republican presidential nominees “perfectly jibe” with his plan, which slashes the safety net to pay for tax cuts mostly for wealthy Americans. “Do you wholeheartedly believe they...
