Robin Hood: Taxing the Banks to Help the Poor
Check out this campaign by Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy: Come be a part of the world’s biggest bank job.
Check out this campaign by Richard Curtis and Bill Nighy: Come be a part of the world’s biggest bank job.
Check out this insightful–and tragic–analysis of two instances of mourning, from the Guardian newspaper over the weekend: “The World As It Is – or – Bones & Bonuses.”
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