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Rating the Foreclosure Settlement

By Isaiah J. Poole
February 9, 2012

Rating The Foreclosure Settlement

OUR TAKE: The foreclosure settlement deal with five big banks should be seen for what it is – a relatively small ante by the banks handed out before the real cards are seen. Read our posts on the deal »

FLASHBACK Our commentary on the run-up to the fraud settlement deal »

No Sweetheart Deal For Big Banks

By Isaiah J. Poole
January 11, 2012

Victory: Obama Calls For Investigating Bank Misconduct

In an amazing display of grassroots power, President Obama responded to our demand that no bank settlement should prevent an investigation into who caused the housing crisis, and announced a new investigative unit that will do just that. This is fantastic news. And you helped make it happen.

TAKE ACTION Send a thank-you note to President Obama »
» Read our statement | Learn more about the issue

Bankers who commit fraud ought to be prosecuted and sent to jail. more »

Obama Standing Up Against GOP Obstruction

By Isaiah J. Poole
January 4, 2012

Standing Up Against GOP Obstruction

TAKE ACTION

Thank President Obama for doing the right thing by making recess appointments of a director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and of members for the National Labor Relations Board. Tell President Obama, "I've got your back." »

FLASHBACK

Dave Johnson: Republicans Have Shut Down the NLRB: The President Must Act

TheMiddleClass.org

By Isaiah J. Poole
October 20, 2011

Who Was Working For You In 2011?

For the past year we've been tracking the major bills in Congress that affect the interest of the middle class and lower-income people. See which members of Congress have been fighting to put people back to work in 2011 and which ones deserve a lump of coal in their stocking on our companion legislative analysis site, TheMiddleClass.org »

Time To Build A Movement: Take Back The American Dream Conference

By Isaiah J. Poole
September 27, 2011

Taking Back The American Dream

The Take Back the American Dream conference brought together 2,000 progressive activists and leaders for three days of strategy, networking and inspiration. Our conference page includes Free Speech TV's exclusive wall-to-wall coverage of the conference, plus blogs, news coverage, photos, videos and more. Read more »

A Plan To Take Back The American Dream

By Isaiah J. Poole
August 9, 2011

The Plan For Taking Back The Dream

At the Take Back the American Dream conference, a panel of leaders discussed the "Contract for the American Dream," which contains 10 agenda items that are central to our push to "take back the American dream" and put it back within the reach of working people. Watch the video above, and read the contract and our related resources »

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Appoint Elizabeth Warren Now

By Isaiah J. Poole
May 19, 2011


Will Obama Pass The Warren Test?


We're pushing the Obama administration to defy right-wing opposition and name Elizabeth Warren to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Says co-director Robert Borosage: "Take on the fight. ... There are no acceptable alternatives."

» Read Robert Borosage's commentary | Other views on the Warren fight

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Tell Republican obstructionists to stop blocking Elizabeth Warren's appointment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Sign the petition »

Bipartisan Agreement: Goldman Sachs Broke the Law

By OurFuture.org Staff
April 19, 2011

Bipartisan Agreement: Goldman Sachs Broke the Law

It should have been the lead story from coast to coast: A bipartisan panel of senators, including some of that body's most conservative members, released a damning report that slammed bankers, regulators and ratings agencies—and they made it clear that they'd like to see warrants issued against the CEO of Goldman Sachs and other financial executives. The media response? A collective yawn. Read more »

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We Are One: Standing Up For Workers, Honoring Dr. King

By Terrance Heath
March 23, 2011

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while working in Memphis to help public sanitation workers form a union.

He died trying to secure the same rights for workers that conservative governors are trying to strip away today. Now it is time for us to fight for the things Dr. King gave his life for: the freedom to bargain, to vote, to afford a college education and justice for all workers, immigrant and native-born

On April 4, millions of people will come together for the "We Are One" series of community and workplace actions.

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Set The Course: President Obama's Challenge In The State Of The Union Address

By Isaiah J. Poole
January 24, 2011

STATE OF THE UNION

No. 1 Focus: Growth And Creating Jobs

President Obama's State of the Union address called for growing the economy and creating jobs through investment and innovation. We're sharpening the contrast between that direction and the right's plans to cut what we need for future prosperity. Read more »

State Of The Union Response

► Robert Borosage: A "flawed diagnosis" of our problems "leads to an inadequate prescription." Here's what we must do »
► Richard Eskow: 10 economic benchmarks for evaluating Obama's address and Republican responses.

President Obama addresses CongressThe 2011 State of the Union address offers President Obama an opportunity to set a progressive economic policy course and to draw the contrast between the vision that he has offered the na more »

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