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Protesting Macalester students respond to admins, escalate anti-Wells Fargo sit-in

:::: UPDATE :::: Macalester protesters heeding nature's call in kitty-litter box during sit-inAs the Wells Fargo-protesting sit-in at Macalester's Weyerhaeuser Hall enters its third day, student protesters have issued a response to the memos written by administrators that we shared with you yesterda ... More >>

Occupy Minnesota fights the banks

Organization builds a tight-knit national community while preventing foreclosures

Occupy Homes celebrates new victories with party and conference

SEE ALSO: - Brother Ali on Occupy Homes and the foreclosure crisis - Occupy protesters settle into another foreclosed home despite arrests [PHOTOS] [UPDATE]- Occupy Homes MN to deliver 6,000 signatures to US BankOn Wednesday night, while about 150 people were in Monique White's yard, listening to Br ... More >>

Gary Schiff wants city of Minneapolis to send Cruz home police bill to PNC Bank

Yesterday, the MPD disclosed that the taxpayer cost of all the police work done on and around the now-foreclosed Cruz family last month amounted to $42,429, or nearly the cost of one city employee's salary.But if City Council member Gary Schiff had his way, Minneapolis taxpayers wouldn't be on the h ... More >>

Police efforts at now-foreclosed Cruz family home cost taxpayers $42,429

Late last month, police finally evicted Occupy Homes protestors from the Cruz family home, and their efforts cost taxpayers significantly.Today, a letter from MPD chief Tim Dolan to Mayor RT Rybak revealed that the cost of on-duty work at the 4044 Cedar Ave. S. home was $42,429. Occupy activists hav ... More >>

Occupy Homes can't defend Cruz family home from third eviction attempt

For Minneapolis police and Hennepin County deputies, the third time was the charm.Following two unsuccessful attempts last week to evict Occupy Homes protestors from the foreclosed Cruz family home at 4044 Cedar Ave. S., police were finally able to secure the property following a raid that began aro ... More >>

Brother Ali on Occupy Homes and the foreclosure crisis

Note: Brother Ali is a Minneapolis rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is one of our 20 Best Minnesota Musicians. His latest album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, will be released in August. Here are portions of an interview discussing the Occupy Homes movement, which Ali wil ... More >>

Franken's new bill would ban Fannie/Freddie from betting against homeowners

Franken wants Fannie/Freddie to put their money where their mouth is. ​Today, Senator Franken plans to introduce legislation that would help more homeowners refinance their home mortgages, saving them money and, in some cases, helping them keep their homes.Franken's Helping Homeowners Refinance Ac ... More >>

Michele Bachmann, on phone call with Donald Trump, accidentally endorses Occupy Wall Street

Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump: Press star-three and reach for the stars.​Michele Bachmann held her surprise-party tele-townhall with Donald Trump last night, allowing the two of them to show off their finest skills. Trump, as is well known, is probably the hardest blowing blowhard in American pol ... More >>

Michele Bachmann reads Huffington Post and Daily Beast, watches MSNBC

Bachmann gets her news from sources that haven't been easy on her lately.​During the question and answer session at the National Press Club this afternoon, most of of Michele Bachmann's answers were predictable.Yes, she's still against raising the debt ceiling. Yes, she still thinks Fannie Mae and ... More >>

Michele Bachmann used Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for her home loan

Bachmann says one thing in public in, and does another in private.​Michele Bachmann used federally backed home loans from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac just weeks before she denounced those programs and called for them to be dismantled, according to the Washington Post. Experts who reviewed the home l ... More >>

Obama's bank regulation: Doomed to fail?

Administration lax on cleaning up AIG, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers

Recession Music means free stuff from StopHouse Records

Prof and St. Paul Slim say they mustered up inspiration from the bootleggers of the Great Depression

Homeowners -- act now if you want some free money

The Minnesota Home Ownership Center says people at risk of losing their homes should act NOW if they want some help from the government.

Wells Fargo just can't resist Las Vegas

Lesson: Don't go begging for taxpayer money then make it rain on strippers.

10/17 Morning Must Reads

Bachmann calls for Fannie and Freddie execs to testify, ACORN investigation

Bachmann takes more heat for blaming minorities

RNC protestors swarm ceremony, disrupt meeting

Council members get served, but demonstrator gets arrested

Passing gas: What went wrong with Xcel's D.C. lobbyist

Goldman-Sachs note excerpts