Americans Got Much Poorer Last Quarter New York Times ...The total net worth of American households and nonprofit groups fell by $2.4 trillion in the third quarter of this year, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve. That was a decline of 4.1 percent compared with the second quarter...
Senate Stops Consumer Nominee New York Times ...Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Democrat, said that the opponents’ “first loyalty is to Wall Street banks...”
Occupy Everywhere: Removing Physical Occupation Sites Only Grows Movement firedoglake ...activists have generated lots of attention through direct actions that have nothing to do with sleeping in a tent...
Knives Come Out Against Martha Coakley, Who Dares Try to Hold Banks Accountable firedoglake ...It was inevitable that some apologist would claim that Martha Coakley actually holding banks accountable for following the law would stunt the nation’s recovery and cause us all to queue up on soup lines...
Latest On The European Fiscal Adventureland Ride Economic Populist ...So, it looks like the Eurozone, at least is going to have some sort of say in national budgets, making sure austerity happens, in spite of the people revolting, plus they are making sure no banks or super rich have to take a hair cut on any sovereign debt...
Premiums may force 800,000 from Medicaid: report Health News Florida ...About 800,000 people may be forced out of the state's Medicaid program if they must pay the $10 per month premium proposed by the Florida Legislature last spring...
