Brown: An Afternoon With VP Biden on the SOTU
“We can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair shave, and plays by the same sets of rules”—President ObamaAs a member of the State G ...
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Victory on UI and Payroll Tax Cut, Virginia Organizing at White House
Yesterday the obstructionists in the House of Representatives finally announced they'd join a majority of senators from both political parties to renew unemployment benefits a ...
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Breaking up with Bank of America: Michele’s story
Over the last several months Virginia Organizing has joined the campaign Move Our Money USA in moving $57 million away from the big banks into credit unions and small banks.We hav ...
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No More Mr. Potter: Virginians Moving Money out of Big Banks
The 1946 film "It's a Wonderful life," which starred Jimmy Stewart, has become an American Christmas classic. For hundreds of Virginians, one of the film's lesso ...
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Ehrenthal: The House is Playing Reindeer Games with Unemployment & Middle Class Tax Cut
Once again the House of Representatives, led by the radical conservative bloc is holding up a needed tax break for most working Americans. After crafting a compromise budget bill ...
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The face of the unemployed
Today USAction helped put a face to unemployment in America. Amid a flurry of press coverage, including not one but two advance mentions in the New York Times, we relea ...
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Ehrenthal: Pepper Spray is Not Food and Occupy is Not Ambiguous
As Yogi Berra is purported to have said, “It’s like Deja Vous all over again”. Watching the treatment of those assembling in protest for the Occupy movement brings me back to the ...
Read More »VIDEO: Thanks Bank of America!
Virginia Organizing is continuing to call on Virginians to MoveOurMoney from the big banks and into credit unions and small banks. Last Friday, our S. Hampton Roads supporters div ...
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Thursday, Nov. 17, Join us to Declare an Economic Emergeny for the 99%
Enough is enough—we can’t wait any longer. Three years after Wall Street wrecked our economy, 25 million people are still unable to find full-time work and the scandal ...
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TOOLKIT: MoveOurMoney/VirginiaOrganizing Divest from the Big Banks
Virginia Organizing has joined with the New Bottom Line, a coaltion or organizations nationwide, in working with congregations, unions, and community organizations across the coun ...
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