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May 16, 2012- DOJ Probes JPMorgan Chase for $2 Billion Loss
- Boehner Revives Debt Limit Threat
- DEA Accused of Role in Killing of 4 Civilians in Honduras
- Syrian Troops Kill 21 Civilians; Rebels Get Weapons Boost
- Israeli Troops Wound Palestinian "Nakba" Protesters
- France Inaugurates Hollande as New President
- Greece to Hold New Elections After Unity Talks Fail
- Charges Unveiled in Rebekah Brooks Phone-Hacking Case
- Virginia House Denies Judgeship to Openly Gay Prosecutor
- Investigation: Texas Executed Innocent Man in 1989
- Medical Report Claims Zimmerman Had Injuries After Martin Killing
- Mexican Novelist Carlos Fuentes Dies at 83
- Palestinian Prisoners Approve Deal to End Hunger Strike
- Palestinians Mark "Nakba" with Day of Protest
- Colorado Lawmakers Nix Same-Sex Union Bill
- Obama Delivers Commencement Address to Women Graduates
- Report: NATO Failed to Fully Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya Bombing
- Head of Anti-Whaling Group Sea Shepherd Arrested in Germany for 2002 Confrontation
- Malaysian Tribunal Finds Bush, Cheney Guilty of War Crimes
- California Governor Unveils Cuts, Tax Hikes to Overcome Budget Shortfall
- Democrats Accept Corporate Funds for Convention
- Activists Protest Resumption of Controversial Immigration Policy in New York
- Report: Attorney in Clarence Aaron Drug Pardon Case Withheld Vital Information
- Obama Hailed for Same-Sex Marriage Stance at Campaign Fundraiser
- Rebekah Brooks Charged in Murdoch Phone-Hacking Scandal
- Ron Paul to Suspend Campaigning, Focus on Delegates
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As NATO Meets in Chicago, Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn Condemn "Militarized Arm of the 1 Percent"
Legendary Chicago activists Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers talk about this week’s protests in Chicago, where NATO will hold its largest summit to date. Thousands of protesters from... -
"What Have We Been Doing?": Decorated Veteran Aaron Hughes to Return War Medals at Anti-NATO Protest
Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will join thousands of protesters this Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago. We speak to Iraq Veterans Against the War’s Aaron Hughes, who’s... -
FBI Crackdown on Antiwar Groups Targets Chicano, Brown Beret Activist Carlos Montes
Supporters of a longtime California activist, Carlos Montes, rallied outside a courthouse in Los Angeles Tuesday calling on authorities to drop his prosecution. Montes faces four charges,...
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- Palestinian Prisoners Approve Deal to End Hunger Strike
- Palestinians Mark "Nakba" with Day of Protest
- Colorado Lawmakers Nix Same-Sex Union Bill
- Obama Delivers Commencement Address to Women Graduates
- Report: NATO Failed to Fully Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya Bombing
- Head of Anti-Whaling Group Sea Shepherd Arrested in Germany for 2002 Confrontation
- Malaysian Tribunal Finds Bush, Cheney Guilty of War Crimes
- California Governor Unveils Cuts, Tax Hikes to Overcome Budget Shortfall
- Democrats Accept Corporate Funds for Convention
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Shareholder meetings can be routine, unless you are Bank of America, in which case it may be declared an "extraordinary event." That is what the city of Charlotte, North Carolina called the bank’s shareholder meeting this week. Bank of America is currently the second largest bank in the US (after JP Morgan Chase), claiming more than $2 trillion in assets. It is also the "too big to fail" poster child of Occupy Wall Street, a speculative banking monstrosity that profits from, among other things, the ongoing foreclosure crisis and the exploitation of dirty coal.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out.
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
