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The Rolling Jubilee: a bailout lottery for the people

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Photo via Strike Debt on Facebook. If you have a  job that does not allow you to be a slave to your Twitter feed, you may not yet be familiar with Strike Debt  or the Rolling Jubilee. In which case, you’re welcome.  It is potentially a very big deal and something brokesters in particular need to know about. An offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, Strike Debt is an initiative seeking to build popular resistance to all forms of debt imposed by banks. Last week they announced a new project called “The Rolling Jubliee,” which aims to buy personal debt for pennies on the dollar and, instead of coming after you like collections companies, abolish it entirely.  The campaign officially launches on Thursday, Nov. 15, with The People’s Bailout: A Variety Show & Telethon at (le) Poisson Rogue featuring OWS supporting celebrities including Jeff Magnum and Janeane Garofalo (sold out but it will stream live). But as of press… Read More

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