Hi there,

Immigration raids are spreading across the country. The agencies meant to protect public health are being dismantled from within. Public broadcasting is being defunded... Today, Democracy Now!'s independent reporting is more important than ever. Because we never accept corporate or government funding, we rely on viewers, listeners and readers like you to sustain our work. Can you start a monthly donation? Monthly donors represent more than 20 percent of our annual revenue. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much.

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Thousands March on Banking Meeting in Chicago

HeadlineOct 28, 2009

In Chicago, thousands of people marched on a gathering of the American Bankers Association Tuesday. The march capped the last day of the Showdown in Chicago, organized by a coalition of union and community organizations to protest the Wall Street bailout. Chicago public healthcare worker Angenita Tanner was among those to address the crowd.

Angenita Tanner: The banks have not held up their end of the bargain. Foreclosures are at a record level. Small business lending is down. Unemployment is at a twenty-six-year high, and banks are spending millions of our dollars fighting against financial reform. The banks have not met the conditions of their $17.8 trillion loan from taxpayers. So they are in default, and we want our money back!”

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top