Atlanta family, battling foreclosure, evicted at gunpoint
A Georgia family of four generations was evicted at gunpoint by more than a dozen DeKalb County sheriff's officers in the middle of the night.
Jobs grow by only 115,000 in April
The nation had its second straight month of disappointing job growth in April, according to government figures released today.
Foreclosed tenants tell bank: Let us stay!
Though legal papers to evict them have yet to be filed, the bank, which now owns the building, is pressing the families to leave.
Protesters to Wells Fargo: Make mortgages affordable!
Though they didn't shut the meeting down, their shouts and chants wafted all the way up to the 15th floor meeting room.
CitiGroup stockholders nix CEO’s $25 million as MoveOn pickets meet
MoveOn members picketed a Citigroup stockholders meeting taking place at a local luxury hotel here April 17, designated Tax the 1% Day.
GOP budget bombs at town halls
At town halls across the nation during the current two-week congressional recess Republicans are taking the heat like they may never have taken it before.
Wage gap costs women extra 92 weeks of groceries
A new report released today on Equal Pay Day shows that the yearly median pay for women in America is $10,784 less than their male counterparts.
Bad jobs report underlines rough road ahead
Today's release of government unemployment figures was an unpleasant surprise for everyone as they showed that no economic recovery has yet been solidified.
Interest rate swaps wreak havoc around the country
Like many states and local governments around the country, Oakland is being victimized by the banking industry.
Senate’s phony “JOBS Act” not about jobs, deregulates Wall Street
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka came out with a blistering statement on the Senate's passage of the so-called "JOBS Act."
