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Christmas Update From Paul Engler & The Center
by centeradminby centeradminThe Center for the Working Poor, (aka the Burning Bush Community), continues to share in the wonderful mix of serving the poor, communal living, prayer and meditation, and nonviolent movement …
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99RiseMoney in PoliticsNew Campaigns
In Record Spending Year, Millions in Election Cash Not Disclosed | CBS News
by centeradminby centeradminOn a crisp October morning, a group of high school students taped one dollar bills over their mouths as they approached the Lower Manhattan offices of JP Morgan Chase. Danielle …
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99RiseMoney in PoliticsNew CampaignsStrategic Nonviolence
The Rise of 99Rise | The Nation
by centeradminby centeradminBy Isabelle Nastasia The impact of the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission allowing unlimited and anonymous campaign spending has been profound and could yet …
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99RiseMoney in PoliticsNew Campaigns
Five people protesting ‘Big Money’ arrested outside downtown bank | Los Angeles Times
by centeradminby centeradminBy Andrew Blankstein and Mark Boster Five people affiliated with a group that is demanding banks to be transparent about their campaign contributions to the 2012 presidential candidates were arrested …
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99RiseMoney in PoliticsNew CampaignsStrategic Nonviolence
NYPD block off whole JPMorgan building to arrest three teens | Salon
by centeradminby centeradminHigh school students staged a small sit-in to demand the bank reveal political expenditures BY NATASHA LENNARD The entire 60 floors of JPMorgan Chase’s downtown New York office building were …