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Wall Street wants to “occupy” Detroit’s finances

November 22, 2011 By John Henry

Given the revenue streams that go straight to Wall Street from Detroit, it is not far off to characterize any emergency financial manager as a Wall Street financial dictator.

Occupy Dallas evicted and arrested, not beaten

November 22, 2011

On Nov. 19 Occupy Dallas held its first widely-publicized march since the group was evicted from its encampment Nov. 8.

Postal unions blast two “rescue” bills

November 18, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.

University faculty to chancellor: “We are not your ATM!”

November 18, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

In California State University faculty's first such action since collective bargaining began almost 30 years ago, two of the system's 23 campuses were idled in a one-day strike Nov. 17.

MF Global meltdown shows U.S. vulnerable to Eurozone crisis

November 15, 2011 By John Case

The collapse and bankruptcy of MF Global, led by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, demonstrates the vulnerability of the U.S. financial system and economic recovery to the Euro crisis.