Fed Up With Wall Street’s Greed? Time to Put Bank of America on Notice
The flowering of Occupy Wall Street into a nationwide and even international movement has been something to behold. The mounting frustration with the structural inequalities in our system — bailouts…
VIDEO: Creativity And Passion Are Driving The Occupation Of Wall Street
Walking around the “Island of Humanity” that is #OccupyWallStreet, I’m struck most by the creativity of expression and the impressive amount of organizing that has gone into keeping this three-week…
Calling Out Bank Of America’s Race To Pollute Chicago
Bank of America is sponsoring the Chicago marathon. Which is ironic, because Bank of America is also a leading financier of the Fisk coal-fired power plant in the Chicago community…
RAN’s Rebecca Tarbotton Interviews Naomi Klein
Rainforest Action Network’s Rebecca Tarbotton interviews bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein. Klein has consistently been a voice for economic justice, international people’s movements and environmental sanity. Her sharp critique of…
Lessons From Tahrir Square For The Occupation Of Wall Street
It was pretty incredible to be in Egypt learning about one of the key uprisings of the Arab Spring and simultaneously watching from afar as the “American Autumn” got underway…
Why Are People Occupying Wall Street?
Why are people occupying Wall Street? And can this protest lead to real change in how banks treat people? Over the last two weeks I’ve watched momentum build in lower…
PNC Bank’s Evolving Approach To The Energy Sector
PNC recently released their 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report. Documents like this provide a window into how a bank thinks about its environmental and social impact. RAN has been paying close…
Another European Bank Voices Risks of Financing Coal Plants
RAN is challenging the largest U.S. banks to address their financing of coal power and we’re concerned that they are falling behind their European competitors. Last week, French banking giant…
How Did the Banks Get So Weak, Anyway?
A great article from Forbes appeared in my Google alerts last week and I had to share. The article begins as yet another article describing the sad state of affairs…
VIDEO: Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Dodges Coal Question
Early this morning, Bank of America‘s CEO Brian Moynihan presented to the Barclays Capital conference in Manhattan. Moynihan outlined his bank’s strategy to emerge from the credit crisis as “not…