The Nation: Battling the Banksters
7/1/10
Hold the applause. The president would like us to celebrate his "Wall Street reform," but the legislation is misnamed. Barack Obama did not set out as president to reform Wall Street in fundamental ways but to restore it. Judging by the largest banks' booming stock prices and executive bonuses, he appears to have succeeded. The leading bankers expressed relief when they saw the reform package Congress cobbled together on June 25. Wall Street, loathed by citizens everywhere, dodged the bullet in Washington.
George Goehl in the Huffington Post: President Obama's Unfinished Business on Housing
1/28/13
During his inauguration speech, President Obama gave an inspiring speech about his vision for a country that works together for the betterment of all. From climate change to human rights, President Obama sketched out a progressive agenda, but he neglected a crucially important element: finally ending the foreclosure crisis which continues to uproot families and blight communities.
The numbers don't add up.
9/19/12
Iowans Arrested at Wells FargoHome Mortgage HQ
4/23/12
A family farmer, a Methodist minister, a Vietnam veteran and seven others were arrested today at the national headquarters of Wells Fargo’s Home Mortgage division in Des Moines, Iowa. Among those arrested was George Goehl, the executive director of National People’s Action (NPA).
Grassroots Activists Deliver Demands to Wells Fargo, Vow to Continue Fighting for Change
4/2/12
Contact Mary Moreno: (956) 270-3112 (cell), mary@npa-us.org
Washington Post: Foreclosure deal deadline arrives, not all states are yet on board
2/6/12
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- States that balked at bank liability releases in a proposed $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices must decide by today whether its mortgage relief and reforms are worth the legal claims they’ll give up.
Alternet: Occupy Our Homes: From the Streets to Foreclosed Homes, OWS Finds a New Frontier
12/5/11
Today, Occupy Wall Street and Occupy movements around the country will "go out of the streets and into the homes" of the 99 percent to draw attention to the economic, social, and racial injustice of the foreclosure crisis.
