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Payday lenders use loopholes to continue high-interest loans - Iowa Independent, Feb 2

Group demands banks give up bonuses to fill state budget gap - MichaelMoore.com, Jan 27

From The 'Showdown In Chicago' To The 'Showdown In America' - Progress Illinois, Jan 27

Group demands banks give up bonuses to fill state budget gap - Iowa Independent, Jan 26

Liberals push range of issues at Iowa Capitol - Business Week, Jan 26

Capitol Briefs: A look at Tuesday legislative action - WCF Courier, Jan 26

Hundreds of activists flood Iowa capitol - KCCI Des Moines, Jan 26

CCI to state: Help the masses - Des Moines Register staff blog, Jan 26

Liberals rally at Iowa Capitol - Omaha World-Herald, Jan 26

Hundreds rally at Capitol for "putting people first" - IowaPolitics.com, Jan 26

The Next Populist Flashpoint? State Budget Shortfalls meet Big Bank Bonuses - Huffington Post, Jan 25

The Big Banks Broke Our Economy – Now They Need to Fix It! - MichaelMoore.com, Jan 25

MEDIA ADVISORY - Iowans to Big Banks: Give Bonuses to State Budgets - Jan 22

Alliance to Develop Power Members ask Senator-Elect Scott Brown: “Will your ‘Big Tent’ Include Us?” - Open Media Boston, Jan 24

Wasting little time: group urging Brown to work for economic, immigration reforms - Boston.com, Jan 21

LTE: Everyday Iowans paid price for budget woes - Des Moines Register, Jan 20

MEDIA ADVISORY: Faith Groups To Hold First Public Negotiation Session Between BofA and Families Facing Foreclosure (PDF) - Jan 12

Bankers Beware - Bill Moyers Journal, Dec 11

Protecting Ourselves, Until Congress Heeds the Call - Huffington Post, Dec 10

Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation - The Nation, Dec 3

Charitable Capitalism - The Nation, Nov 18

Protesters lash out at Goldman - Financial Times, Nov 16

PRESS RELEASE: $500 Million to Help Small Businesses in 2010 Doesn't Stop Goldman Sachs from Closing Businesses and Foreclosing on Thousands of Americans During the Holidays (PDF) - Nov 18

$500 Million and Apology from Goldman - New York Times, Nov 18

Unions Get Snarky with Big Banks - ABC News, Nov 18

Obama creates task force targeting fraud linked to financial crisis - LA Times, Nov 17

Protesters Converge On Goldman's Washington Office - Wall Street Journal, Nov 16

PRESS RELEASE: Hundreds of Taxpayers Converge on Goldman Sachs DC Headquarters (PDF) - Nov 16

PRESS RELEASE: Taxpayers from Across the U.S. Called on Secretary Geithner Today to Demand the Prevention of 200,000 Holiday Season Foreclosures (PDF) - Nov 16

Protesters Stage Angry Anti-Goldman Rally In Washington, DC - Business Insider, Nov 16

Secretary Geithner: Is the Average American Too Small To Help? - Huffington Post, Nov 16

MEDIA ADVISORY: American Taxpayers Call on Secretary Geithner to Prevent 200,000 Holiday Season Foreclosures - Nov 16

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hundreds of Taxpayers to Converge on Goldman Sachs DC Headquarters Monday (PDF) - Nov 16

SEIU's Andy Stern Leads Protest Today Against So-Called 'God's Work' of Goldman Sachs - Huffington Post, Nov 16

PRESS RELEASE: 600 People Gather to Discuss Massachusetts Foreclosure Crisis with Congressman Barney Frank and Federal Reserve Officials (PDF) - Nov 2

Enough is Enough - Huffington Post

What's Still Wrong with Wall Street - Time Magazine, Oct 29

PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Barney Frank and Federal Reserve Officials Meet with Brockton Congregations about Foreclosure Crisis in MA - Oct 29

The Coming 'Tea Parties' Against JP Morgan - The Wall Street Journal, Oct 28

PRESS RELEASE: Showdown in Chicago is Over, But Not the Fight! - Oct 28

Thousands Of Protesters Gather At Bankers' Convention, Jesse Jackson, Labor Leaders Speak - Huffington Post, Oct 27

PRESS RELEASE: 5,000 Converge on American Bankers Association Convention - October 27

PRESS RELEASE: Thousands of Taxpayers Rally Outside Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo Headquarters for Day 2 of 3 at the Showdown - Oct 27

Anger, At Last - The Nation

Protesters in Chicago March on Offices of Goldman, Wells Fargo - Wall Street Journal, Oct 26

PRESS RELEASE: FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Addresses Thousands of Taxpayers at Showdown in Chicago - Oct 26

PRESS RELEASE: Hundreds Gather Outside the Opening Ball of the American Bankers Association Conference to Demand Accountability - October 26


Showdown in Chicago: Protesters Crash Bankers Convention - Huffington Post, October 25

Will the Showdown in Chicago Live Up to Progressive Hype? - OpEdNews, October 26


George Goehl: Creating a 'Which Side Are You On' Moment - Huffington Post, October 22

Chicago Countdown Continues! Massive Protest to Fight Bank Abuse - New Deal 2.0, October 21

Big banks draw lots of interest - Politico, October 21

Is Your Blood Boiling at the Big Bankers? Go to Chicago - Huffington Post, October 21

Big financial firms losing power on Capitol Hill - Washington Post, October 19

On the Power of Peaceful Protests - Naked Capitalism, October 18

Won't You Please Come to Chicago? - Huffington Post, October 12

Press Release: Thousands Of Taxpayers To Converge On Banker's Convention (October 19)

Financial Reform Victory? You can't reform vampires and zombies - New Deal 2.0, October 16