Flashing a light on BoA and Peabody.

• Position: On the Line - Protest against Bank of America and Peabody Coal - Brief article

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St. Louis

From August 12 to 15 in St. Louis, activists protested against Bank of America and Peabody Coal. A coalition called Midwest Rising, which consists of some fifty labor, climate, and community groups, organized the demonstrations. It highlighted Bank of America's financial support of Peabody and the coal company's destructive environmental practices. It also drew attention to Bank of America's foreclosures...