Wednesday, October 26, 2011
How We Punish Big Banks and Help Our Communities
Posted by Linda H on 5:47:00 AM
People are taking it to the streets. Occupy Wall Street has unleashed massive frustration and anger about the terrible behavior of the big banks.Already, people are starting to take their money out of the big banks and move them into member-owned credit unions. In fact, if you haven’t closed your account already, on Nov 5 Rebuild the Dream will participate in a nationwide action, calling on Americans to “Move Your Money”
out of the big banks. People are also taking action online. More than 220,000 people have signed a petition telling Bank of America to stop instituting a $5 debit card fee.
Photo courtesy Driftingfocus
Stimulus — Even Better at Preventing Poverty Than We Thought
Posted by Linda H on 4:06:00 AM
We previously described the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as one of the “most effective pieces of anti-poverty legislation in decades,” saying its temporary expansion of the safety net kept 4.5 million people out of poverty in 2009. Actually, the impact was greater than we thought.We now know that, when one follows recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on how to measure poverty more comprehensively, seven of ARRA’s provisions kept more than 6 million Americans above the NAS poverty line – that is, out of poverty – in 2009.
California has 1 in 4 U.S. solar energy jobs, study says
Posted by Linda H on 3:58:00 AM
In August, California had an estimated 25,575 solar-related jobs out of 100,237 for all 50 states, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2011. The census is scheduled for release Monday by the Solar Foundation, a research and education organization in Washington.
Apple Needs to Make it in America
