TARP: Billions in Loans in Doubt Wall Street Journal ...Hundreds of small banks can't afford to repay federal bailout loans, a top watchdog will warn Wednesday in a report that challenges the government's upbeat assessment of its financial-system rescue...
Jon Corzine Is the Original George Zimmerman Rolling Stone ...For almost anyone who isn’t Jon Corzine, it’s no joke to get caught stealing in America. But these people stole over a billion dollars, right out in the open, and nobody is doing anything about it...
The Biggest Student Uprising You’ve Never Heard Of Chronicle of Higher Education ...On an unseasonably warm day in late March, a quarter of a million postsecondary students and their supporters gathered in the streets of Montreal to protest against the Liberal government’s plan to raise tuition fees by 75% over five years...
ALEC Says It Plans To Craft Legislation To Take Down State Renewable Energy Targets ThinkProgress ...The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) — a “stealth business lobbyist” that works with corporate interests to help them write and implement “model” legislation — says it may soon start crafting laws designed to kill or weaken state targets for renewable electricity, heating and fuels...
Maddow unveils ALEC’s replacement: The National Center for Public Policy Raw Story ... the National Center for Public Policy was expected to take over the role of the embattled American Legislative Exchange Council...
Teamsters Applaud Support for NLRB's Reform of Election Process IBT ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said he is pleased a majority of U.S. senators voted to uphold National Labor Relations Board reforms that make union representation elections more efficient...
City to pay $50,000 to settle teamsters suit Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...Legislation introduced last Tuesday in Pittsburgh City Council would pay $50,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the city incorrectly managed health benefits for 12 employees eligible for coverage through the Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Health and Welfare Fund...
