- A Violent Weekend Recharges Occupy Wall Street--TheYoungTurks take a look.
- As Occupy Arrestees Arraigned, Iris Scans Affect Bail
- You Can't Occupy This--"The government says the anti-protest bill was just a small tweak of the existing law. Don't believe it."
- In Georgia, Tea Partiers And Occupiers Unite To Fight Corporate Assault On The First Amendment
- Documents show NYPD infiltrated liberal groups
- The myth of freedom in the land of the free--"The US touts itself as the land of free, but it has laws which are designed to crush criticisms of the state."
- Go to Trial: Crash the Justice System NYT
- Jury nullification a danger, judge says--Really? Then you should read all about it.
- Senate defeats measure to nix ‘Big Oil’ tax breaks, 51-47--As expected.
- GOP Votes to End Medicare In Order to Finance Giveaways to the Wealthy, Big Oil
- Senate GOP Try To Shift Blame From Big Oil For Rising Gas Prices With Blatant Falsehoods
- 'Big Government' Isn't the Problem, Big Money Is
- America’s bankrupt morality--"It's not just Wall Street. Every profession from medicine to academia has been corrupted by our money obsession." Salon
- Report: Lawmakers Opposing Volcker Rule Receive Four Times As Much From Financial Sector As Those Supporting It
- Bully Nation--"Rockwell does not pay a single dollar of state taxes on almost 5 billion in annual revenue. To the contrary, the Citizens of Iowa pay Rockwell Collins $14 million in annual tribute to keep the Rockwell jobs in town."
- Lessig: An Open Letter to the Citizens Against Citizens United
- SEC Inspector General Probes Khuzami's Role in Citi Settlement--"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's internal watchdog is reviewing an allegation that Robert Khuzami, the agency's top enforcement official, gave preferential treatment to Citigroup Inc. executives in the agency's $75 million settlement with the firm in July."
- Wells Fargo Should Be Forced to Meet Subpoenas, SEC Says--"Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) failed to hand over documents demanded in U.S. subpoenas and should be forced to cooperate with a probe into its sale of almost $60 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities, regulators said."
- Congressional Panel Finds Former MF Global CEO Ordered JPM Fund Transfer
- Ex-SEC Chairman Defends Goldman: 'Nobody Really Puts Customers First'--If these guys don't care about your business, move your money.
- Giant banks are the problem Salon
- The Age of Double Standards--"American Airlines can declare bankruptcy and wipe away debt. But you can't—and that's just the beginning."
- Newspaper Giant Gives CEO $32 Million Severance Package After Laying Off 20,000 Workers In Six Years
- Bank of America Chief’s Pay Jumps to $8.1 Million NYT