Move Our Money campaign on track to move $1 billion from big banks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. In just one week since launching the “Move Our Money” campaign, everyday Americans, congregations, union members, and even millionaire businessmen aligned with The New Bottom Line closed accounts worth almost $50 million at[Read More…]
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Experiments With Truth, November 8, 2011
Syrians demonstrate, Chicagoans protest budget cuts, students sit-in against homophobia… Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-November 8, 2011, 1:29 pm In spite of the crackdown that has killed at least 110 people in Homs over the last five days, protesters in Hama, Damascus, Deraa as well as several other towns in Idlib and Deir[Read More…]
Health Care Reform Lawn Upheld as Constitutional US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2011. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in a 2-1 decision found that President Obama’s health care reform law is constitutional. Judge Laurence Silberman opined that, “The right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute, and yields to the imperative that[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh to the 99%: ‘Don’t Just Vote, Take Action’
This election day Occupy Pittsburgh is making a call to action for voters to do more than simply cast ballots. Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. After polls close at 8pm on Tuesday November 8th, Occupy Pittsburgh will lead a march from Schenley Plaza through the streets of Oakland. The march will[Read More…]
OccupyWashingtonDC to hold Occupied Super Committee Hearing for the 99%
Wednesday, November 9th at 11:00 AM Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. OccupyWashingtonDC.org will hold a hearing on the economy for the 99% that will examine how to create a fair economy for all Americans. The Occupied Hearing will contrast with hearings on Capitol Hill which are destined to enrich the 1%[Read More…]
Death Toll Passes 3,500 as Syrian Crackdown Continues, Says UN Human Rights Office
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2011. The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan last week, the United Nations human rights office reported today, adding that the death toll has now surpassed 3,500. “We are deeply concerned about the situation and by[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, November 8, 2011
En Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011 – 10:32 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Everybody ready? Let me just start by saying thank you all for being here and for coming with us on this trip. Second, I just wanted to remind folks that as part of our larger efforts to strengthen our[Read More…]
Occupy Boston: Actions This Week
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Occupy Boston Stands with Workers against “Super Committee” Cuts! 11:00 AM, Wed, Nov. 9th, at The Wang Theater (270 Tremont St., Boston, MA) The Super Committee, which includes MA Senator John Kerry, is meeting behind closed doors to decide how to cut $1.5 Trillion from federal spending by November 23. Cuts[Read More…]
Occupy The Highway: The 99% March to Washington
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. On November 23rd, the Congressional Deficit Reduction Super-Committee will meet to decide on whether or not to keep Obama’s extension to the Bush tax-cuts – which only benefit the richest 1% of Americans in any kind of significant way. Luckily, a group of OWS’ers are embarking[Read More…]
Job Openings Rose to 3.4 Million in September, Continuing Upward Trend
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2011. There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.2 percent) and separations rate (3.2 percent) were little changed over the month. The job openings rate has trended upward since the[Read More…]
