Israeli protesters smash bank windows, block roads

ShareThis Israeli protesters smash bank windows, block roads 24 Jun 2012 Scores of demonstrators clashed with police, smashed bank windows and blocked roads in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv overnight during a protest against the arrest of an activist. Police said they detained 85 people at the rally, the latest sign of a nationwide protest [...]

Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. “The state of housing has been an impediment to a faster recovery,” he told a home builders’ conference. “We need to continue to develop [...]

Radioactive Concrete Is Latest Scare for Fukushima Survivors

ShareThis Radioactive Concrete Is Latest Scare for Fukushima Survivors 16 Jan 2012 The Japanese government is investigating how radioactive concrete ended up in a new apartment complex in the Fukushima Prefecture, housing evacuees from a town near the crippled nuclear plant. The contamination was first discovered when dosimeter readings of children in the city of [...]

More Environmental Justice Grants In FY 2011, 2012

The Obama Administration continues pouring huge sums of taxpayer dollars into a program that seeks to help poor, minority and indigenous communities attain “environmental justice” with some of the cash going to groups that assist illegal immigrants. It’s all part of the president’s multi-billion-dollar initiative to bring “social equity” to long underserved populations throughout the [...]

OCCUPYSF Anti-Foreclosure Eviction Bank March, Rally sit-in Protest 12/3/2011 WACSF

OCCUPYSF Anti-Foreclosure Eviction Bank March, Rally sit-in Protest 12/3/2011 WACSF

Occupy SF March 12/3/2011: No More Evictions and Foreclosures S.F. HOUSING DAY OF ACTION AND MARCH WhenSat, December 3, 3pm — 5pm WhereBradley Manning Plaza (Market St & Steuart St) San Francisco CA 94105 (map) DescriptionBANKS: NO MORE EVICTIONS AND FORECLOSURES FOR PROFIT In conjunction with OccupySF, the Tenants Union, Causa Justa:: Just Cause, Housing [...]

Solyndra, Obamnesty and ACORN

December 2, 2011 From the Desk of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton: JW Sues Obama Administration for Solyndra Records Solyndra was once known as the poster child for the Obama administration’s “green energy” initiative. However, it has become the poster child for the corruption that ensues when the government treats tax money as a play [...]

Gingrich Credits Freddie/Fannie For Liquid, Stable Housing Finance System

Weeks after a global news agency revealed Newt Gingrich made upwards of $ 1.5 million as a Freddie Mac consultant, interesting information continues to surface exposing the former House Speaker’s tight relationship with the scandal-plagued, government-sponsored mortgage giant that triggered the nation’s financial crisis. Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, made between $ 1.6 million and [...]

New-home sales headed for record low in 2011

The number of new homes sold inched up slightly in October, but builders aren’t throwing any parties. 2011 is shaping up to be the worst year for the sale of new homes since the Commerce Department began keeping records in 1963, with sales below even last year’s record low. A little hope in building-permit numbers? [...]

Freddie Mac seeks further $6bn from taxpayers

By Shahien Nasiripour, FT.com Freddie Mac, the US-controlled mortgage financier, has requested an additional $ 6bn from US taxpayers, following a $ 4.4bn third-quarter loss, the company’s worst three-month performance in more than a year. The home loan group said more homeowners were falling behind on their obligations and it could not count on mortgage [...]

Israel to speed up settlement construction in Jerusalem, West Bank

ShareThis Israel to speed up settlement construction in Jerusalem, West Bank –Official: Construction will take place in areas that are expected to be part of Israeli territory 01 Nov 2011 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for speeding up the construction of 2,000 housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The [...]