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US Uncut: Bringing an Education to Bank of America
May 4, 2011
This weekend, the New York branch of the nationwide budget-cut protest group US Uncut tried a new tactic--they held teach-ins in not one, but two Bank of America locations, explaining economic issues to a crowd of interested listeners (and bank customers) until they were chased out by security. Thanks to US Uncut for producing the video!
Richard Trumka, Phyllis Bennis, and US Uncut
May 3, 2011
In Massachusetts, a Democratic state legislature voted to take away public workers' right to collectively bargain over health care, in what Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, calls "A miniature version of what we saw in Wisconsin." He notes that just like Scott Walker, these politicians are scapegoating employees who didn't cause the economic crisis.
US Uncut: Making Corporations Pay
March 23, 2011
This Saturday, protests are planned in the UK, the US, and Canada against corporate tax avoiders and government austerity cuts. The UK Uncut movement has been going strong, occupying retail outlets as diverse as Vodafone and TopShop, and its solidarity movement in the US is just getting started. Using street theater and organizing largely on the web, the direct action movements aim to make tax dodging a whole lot less profitable for big banks like Bank of America and corporations like Verizon and FedEx.
Douglas Rushkoff, US Uncut, and Fighting for Bradley Manning
March 22, 2011
"It seems that when you flip the switch too late you actually promote the revolutions in your country. What would've happened if Egypt hadn't flipped the switch? If people are home blogging their discontent they're a lot more controllable, a lot less dangerous," says Doug Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed, of the role of the Internet in the recent revolutions.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Paris Hatcher, US Uncut and Populist Resistance
March 9, 2011
"Many important issues facing working people don't get the attention they deserve, and other issues get a whole lot of issues because they're sensational or if they divert attention," says Senator Bernie Sanders of the media's failures these days. He notes that we're now seeing a newly aggressive push from corporate interests and the politicians they sponsor, making attacks that have little to do with deficits.
US Uncut Takes On Bank of America Across America
March 9, 2011
On February 26, the first round of US Uncut protests hit the states, targeting Bank of America branches around the country. Inspired by the UK's actions targeting corporate tax dodgers, protesters came up with creative ways to express their ire at Bank of America's tax avoidance. And this week right here in New York, US Uncut made its presence felt at the Bank's investor conference. Thanks to various US Uncutters for the footage!
The F Word: New Wave of Protests Fighting Banksters
March 9, 2011
It was tax day in 2009 that saw the first Tea Party protests, and the FOX-led media firestorm that's followed has made it seem as though the Tea Party's the only game in town if you want to complain about bailouts. This year, though, as tax day approaches, a new wave of protest is sweeping the country, and as James Mumm of National People's Action noted on GRITtv yesterday, this one actually represents the majority. And diversity.
James Mumm & Bobby Tolbert: Make Wall Street Pay
March 9, 2011
"We're seeing apopulist wave right now that's going to go through 2012," says James Mumm of National People's Action, who says he's seeing "big ideas and bold demands" from progressive groups around the country. National People's Action is part of a coalition that shut down a Bank of America this week and protested at the National Association of Attorney Generals conference, and then took the fight to John Boehner and Mitch McConnell's offices in Congress.
Lena Taylor & Rosa Clemente, Make Wall Street Pay, and Philanthro-Feudalism
March 8, 2011
"There is a time to fight and a time to unite, and now is the time to unite. If we divide now when we are trying to win the war, then I think we have fallen right into the divide and conquer mentality," says Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor, still in an undisclosed location outside of her state to delay a vote on Scott Walker's union-busting "budget repair" bill.
The F Word: Banksters Fighting Back with Higher Fees
March 2, 2011
The banks are back! They're paying out bonuses and raking in profits, we hear. But just how did they bounce back so fast?

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