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Protesters demand GE pay its taxes
April 25, 2012Chanting "GE, pay your taxes," several thousand rallied in downtown Detroit this morning, the site of the GE annual shareholders meeting.
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CitiGroup stockholders nix CEO’s $25 million as MoveOn pickets meet
April 18, 2012MoveOn members picketed a Citigroup stockholders meeting taking place at a local luxury hotel here April 17, designated Tax the 1% Day.
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Interest rate swaps wreak havoc around the country
March 29, 2012Like many states and local governments around the country, Oakland is being victimized by the banking industry.
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Movement to end corporate personhood grows
January 4, 2012Overturning corporate personhood is a key legislative goal of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Panel sees progress on holding corporate execs accountable
December 15, 2011The "say-on-pay" movement, holding corporate executives financially accountable for their risky decisions, is making progress.
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