On Saturday, tens of thousands will march, protest and move their money out of big banks. But plenty of Americans haven't waited for Bank Transfer Day. For Frank Sheldon of Seattle, his journey to a credit union started in 2008 when his old bank was absorbed by J.P. Morgan Chase.
Google's Silicon Valley HQ became a raucous hotspot today as demonstrators armed with protest signs and petitions took to the streets to defend their ideal of an open and egalitarian Internet -- and oppose Verizon's proposal for tiered service.
MoveOn.org plans to escalate its ongoing protest against Target, America's second-largest retailer. Still unclear: Is the protest about Target's decision to make any political donations, or the specific politics of the donation recipients?
Target made itself, well, a target for a gay-rights boycott when it made a $150,000 contribution to a pro-business political group. It turns out the group supports a gubernatorial candidate who once attended a fundraiser for a virulently anti-gay nonprofit. Accusations of homophobia are a hard blow for the brand, which has previously enjoyed a gay-friendly reputation.