Fighting Organized Money Takes Organized People
The lead article in the fall 2011 issue of Shelterforce outlines the genesis of The New Bottom Line, showing how seemingly disparate groups were able to come together for a united cause: holding Wall Street accountable.
“If we are to challenge the dominance of Wall Street, big banks, and corporate power, we must work together,” write Stephen Lerner of the Service Employees International Union and George Goehl of National People’s Action. That challenge, they write, “is only as strong as the power and impact of the local groups.”
