A broad coalition of progressive organizations staged rallies around the country yesterday to protest the manifestly unfair tax system that allows some corporations to escape their tax responsibilities entirely.  Events similar to ones in Missouri took place all over the country targeting “The Deadbeat Dozen”—GE, Bank of America, Google, BP, Amazon, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Boeing, ExxonMobil, FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Chase—wealthy corporations that are doing everything in their power to avoid paying taxes in America.

KTVI had a good story on the St. Louis action last night.

In the cover story for the last issue of The Nation, GRO - Grass Roots Organizing in Missouri was recognized by author John Nichols for their work with the National People's Action network.   From Nichols' story:

MOST VALUABLE GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM: National People's Action
Its activist roots run four decades deep, but National People's Action came into its own after the financial meltdown, when it emerged as the boldest challenger of abuses by big banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies and payday loan operations. With its "Showdown in America" campaign, the network of two dozen state and regional activist groups (including Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Grass Roots Organizing in Missouri and Denver's Rights for All People/Derechos Para Todos) has led the fight to prevent foreclosures on working families by banks that collected billions of federal bailout dollars. Committed to direct action, NPA takes victims of predatory lenders into the suites of corporations that prey on the poor. Unsettled by NPA's cries of "Make Wall Street Pay" and "People Before Profits," Glenn Beck decries it as a "dangerous group." Bill Moyers gets it right when he says NPA's "popular insurgency" is a modern manifestation of populism and renews "a grassroots movement for democracy."

Editor's note: A previous version of this post incorrectly identified Kent Gaines as a lobbyist for Sinquefield. Gaines used to lobby with Travis Brown, but the two are no longer partners; only Brown is a registered lobbyist for Sinquefield. We regret the error.

Over 100 Missouri taxpayers and activists marched on the south Capitol steps this morning to make their voice heard and to form a battle cry against Rex Sinquefield's attempts to "buy" decision makers & initiative petitions.

Yesterday, GRO-Grass Roots Organization had a little fun with the serious budget issues in the House.