Archive for ‘Homelessness’

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May21

Wealth Inequality

by SAFE on May 21st, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Posted In: Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Homelessness, Economics, Homelessness

The three richest people in the world possess more wealth than the poorest 42 nations combined. In the US, wealth inequality has skyrocketed, especially since the start of the Great Recession. Consider the Koch brothers Charles and David, owners of the second largest privately held company in the US (next to Cargill), whose financing of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr12

The Revolving Door

by SAFE on April 12th, 2013 at 5:46 pm
Posted In: Activism, Economics, Banks, Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Banks, Foreclosures, Economics, Homelessness

Growing up, many of us learned our country has three branches of government, with checks and balances to make sure nothing ever goes wrong. We also believed that by removing his glasses no one would realize Clark Kent was actually Superman. As we aged, we discovered that checks and balances have less to do with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr07

Lobbying versus Direct Action

by SAFE on April 7th, 2013 at 9:10 am
Posted In: Activism, Economics, Banks, Foreclosures, Economics, Homelessness, Economics, Socialism for the rich

Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the largest in US history, on Sept. 15, 2008. Days later as world capitalism continued convulsing, George W. Bush, looking dazed and bewildered as if he’d just finished a test in quantum mechanics despite never having mastered his multiplication tables, declared in his inimitable eloquence, “This sucker could go down.” Since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar30

Learning How To Belly Tranche

by SAFE on March 30th, 2013 at 11:40 am
Posted In: Economics, Banks, Justice, Economic Justice, Economics, Banks, Foreclosures, Homelessness, Economics, Homelessness

“JP Morgan is one of the best-managed banks there is….” — President Barack Obama, May 14, 2012 Within the rarefied echelons of finance capital dwell civilization’s most brilliant minds: men and women of such profound intellect that those of us who reside at their feet are left to envy their genius. O, what wondrous thoughts […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar12

Light Brigade action in Seattle Wednesday 5:30PM

by BillMoyer on March 12th, 2013 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Activism, Economics, Banks, Economics, Banks, Foreclosures, Homelessness, Economics, Homelessness, Human Rights

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OLB-Take Action for Seattle Families Facing Foreclosure Easy Involvement with a Big Impact! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Do You Believe Housing Is A Human Right? – Take Action in Solidarity with SAFE! Overpass Light Brigade ramping-up local Seattle organizing by SAFE (Standing Against Foreclosure & Eviction) and the 11-city launch of the “Housing For All” National […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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