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Bank of America yields to consumer outrage over $5 fee

November 2, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

"It was a classic David-and-Goliath fight, fueled by the growing populist outrage against the nation's financial system."

Jobs with Justice joins Chicago occupation (with video)

October 10, 2011 By Scott Marshall

For the last eleven months, Chicago Jobs with Justice has protested at the State of Illinois building to dramatize the consistently bad unemployment report issued by the US Department of Labor.

Unions help Wall Street “occupiers” rock New York

October 6, 2011 By John Wojcik

Contingents of workers swelled the Occupy Wall Street crowds into the tens of thousands yesterday as they marched into Manhattan's Foley Square.

State probe of bank mortgage fraud heats up

October 5, 2011 By Juan Lopez

In terms of foreclosures, 8 out of 10 hardest hit cities in the nation are in California. Harris said that in 11 months of talks, more than half-million homes had entered foreclosure in the state.

Demanding economic reform, hundreds “occupy” Wall Street

September 20, 2011 By Gabe Falsetta

More than 1,000 people, mostly young and college educated, came together Sept. 17 to occupy Wall Street.