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Super Frat: Wall Street Winter

Brother Ira prepares for the winter at Occupy Wall Street.

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Foreclosure firm mocks victims with Halloween get-up

A homeless-themed party might sound like a good idea for a Halloween celebration. But what if it’s celebrated at a foreclosure law firm that handles mortgage issues for all the major banks and whose business actually leaves people homeless?
Unlike many costume Halloween parties, the black-humor masquerade has sparked overwhelming anger. Employees of Steven J. Baum, which represents lenders including Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, are being blamed for mocking the homeowners their law firm targets with foreclosure.
Photos from their annual Halloween Party were released by New York Times columnist Joe Nocera. He got photos from a former employee of the foreclosure law firm, who asked to remain anonymous because she “feared retaliation.”
“In an email, she said that she wanted me to see them because they showed an appalling lack of compassion toward the homeowners — invariably poor and down on their luck — that the Baum firm had brought foreclosure proceedings against,” Nocera wrote in his October 28 column.

In one picture, two Baum employees are dressed like homeless people, with fake dirt on their faces. One of them holds a bottle in a paper bag, and the other holds a sign around her neck that reads: “3rd party squatter. I lost my home and I was never served.”

Nocera explains that his source said that “I was never served” is meant to mock “the typical excuse” of the homeowner trying to evade foreclosure proceedings, he writes.
The other woman in the photo holds a bottle of liquor in a paper bag and pushes a shopping cart with a sign reading "will work for food."
There was also another photo showing a coffin with a picture of a woman whose eyes have been cut out. A sign on the coffin reads: “Rest in Peace. Crazy Susie.” Nocera explains that this is a reference to Susan Chana Lask, a lawyer who “had filed a class-action suit against Steven J. Baum and had posted a YouTube video denouncing the firm’s foreclosure practices.”

According to Nocera, the firm is already under investigation by New York’s attorney general, and it recently agreed to pay $2 million to resolve an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether it had "filed misleading pleadings, affidavits and mortgage assignments in the state and federal courts of New York."
In a statement released by Steven J. Baum, the company stated that Nocera’s column was “another attempt by The New York Times to attack our firm and our work.”
http://rt.com/news/foreclosure-firm-halloween-homeless-203/A homeless-themed party might sound like a good idea for a Halloween celebration. But... more

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Shelter: 35,000 could lose their home before Christmas

Homeless charity Shelter has warned that an estimated 35,000 people could lose their... more

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The Thoroughness of a Good Whore: Buying Into What's Left of the American Dream

Yesterday, I met a small-framed man with a red bandanna tied around his shaggy gray hair. His skin was tanned to leather. He fit the part of old hippie, and he slightly resembled Charles Manson, which is maybe why I trusted him right away.

"Hey, chief!" he said. I was on my way into Bristol Farms to get coffee. "How are you today?" I said I was fine and asked how he was. "I could use fifty cents," he said, "or hell, I'd be happy to get a dollar." I couldn't resist giving him a buck. The demand wasn't strenuous.

I pulled out one dollar and wondered if I should be giving him more. He thanked me, I walked away. Suddenly, "Hey you!" he shouted. I turned, a little concerned why he was shouting at me. Did he want another dollar? Dear Jesus, let this guy leave me alone. "Hey, thank you so much, brother," he called. He stared into my eyes. He was thankful.

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I went inside, bought my coffee, browsed the fresh fruits and vegetables section, and then left. He was standing outside. Shit, I thought, here we go again. I looked him in the eyes, expecting him to ask for more. He stared at me too, and we didn't say anything for one awkward moment. A couple other people walked by, but I was hardly paying attention. I was nervous about what he was going to say, or not say.

The old homeless hippie reached out a fist, and we bumped knuckles. His eyes intensely watched me. "Thank you," he said again, "I love you, brother." And that was all. I walked away feeling like I should have bought him coffee, even a meal, whatever he needed. Fuck it that I'm just a student and taking on a lot of debt. I've never seen anyone so sincerely grateful for one dollar. I had clean clothes, a backpack, a car. He didn't seem to have much more than the dirty clothes he was wearing.

And that's the issue. I keep giving out my student loan money to the homeless and destitute wandering the streets of Los Angeles. I suspect a lot of people with very little give to those with even less. We know how easily we could be them, how easily we could be out of work, out of our apartments, and on the streets. I don't need a wild imagination to picture myself in serious financial difficulty. It's not like there are any new jobs being created.

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The Homeless Chronicles : Giving a voice to the voiceless #1

The economy is hurting everyone. Some more than others. In this series I will talk to... more

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Mitt Romney's Housing "Plan"

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Parigot: The Royal Servant’s Epic Battle Against A Homeless Hobo

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Poverty in New York

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2 sisters in Ky. fight for Social Security numbers (Article)

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Memorial for a homeless person

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Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes homeless protection bill

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The Tent City of New Jersey: Desperate victims of the economic slump forced to live in makeshift homes in forest

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Number of homeless Iraq and Afghanistan veterans explodes

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Orlando Police Arrest Six Activists For Sharing Food With Hungry Children (VIDEO)

Six activists were arrested in Orlando for Sharing food with the hungry. Two young... more

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Shared What?

Brother Ira watches the president squirm when talking about the economy.

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Man explains to WFTV News why he loves the Orlando Police Department

At the FNB feeding of the homeless in the Lake Eola Park. A lone man carrying an... more

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Popular Podcast-BlogTalkRadio-DJ Mona-Lisa (Independence Day)

World famous broadcaster, DJ Mona-Lisa portrays the sexy persona of the "dumb... more

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The Shame of the USA on the 235th Anniversary of Independence

Once again, focus must shift to the way those who are sent to fight and die for this... more

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Anonymous: ‘We’re Going To Disney World!’

At 10 AM ET today, the hacker group Anonymous shut down the website for Orlando... more

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