ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Stand Your Ground, Voter ID, Prison Privatization, AZ’s SB 1070 April 18 email from CMD to WAMMToday: Today, the Center for Media and Democracy had the distinct honor and privilege of being attacked by the Wall Street Journal editorial board for our successful campaign to exposed the extreme agenda of More
A corporate “foreign legion” has taken over America’s intelligence and military functions Our taxes pay spies to work for rich shareholders– and pay for the corporatization of war itself Hightower Lowdown April Lowdown edited by Jim Hightower and Phillip Frazer On the last day of last year, Austin’s daily newspaper led with a story that More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLlbtm5oUmo&w=560&h=315] “Our aim is to confront Wall Street’s unchecked power to put profits over people’s right to housing.” April 16, 2012 Nation of Change In support of homeowners facing foreclosure and eviction in NYC, members of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and other community groups will conduct vibrant singing protests and raise the More
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release (Friday, March 23, 2012) CONTACT: Brendan Fischer at (608) 260-9713 or brendan@prwatch.org CMD/PRWatch Asks Ethics Board to Examine Corporate-Funded Gifts to ALEC Legislators New Documents Show Companies Fund “Scholarships” to Resorts plus Ballgames & Perks MADISON -- The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) filed a complaint today More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtLsTROv-Bk&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by democracynow on Mar 19, 2012 democracynow.org - Famed sociologist Frances Fox Piven and labor organizer Stephen Lerner discuss how Occupy Wall Street could grow into a major political movement that draws millions into the streets. "I am absolutely convinced that Occupy is the beginning of another massive protest movement," Fox Piven says. "Protest movements More
Cuba Sets a Global Example for the Achievements of Socialism By Peter Phillips (about the author) February 21, 2012 opednews.com In an all-day conference, February 10, 2012, some 120 authors, professors, and journalists, from dozens of Caribbean, American and African countries, met with Fidel Castro. Those attending were invited participants for the Intellectual Encounters for Peace and the More
How 60 Minutes Blew the Story Wall Street’s Secret Spy Center, Run for the 1% by NYPD by PAM MARTENS FEBRUARY 06, 2012 Counterpunch On September 25, 2011, just eight days after the Occupy Wall Street protests began in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the much acclaimed CBS News program, 60 Minutes, aired More
Who are ‘The Descendants’? By Ed Felien February 2012 Southside Pride “The Descendants,” starring George Clooney, is a feel-good domestic drama about an absent dad coming to terms with a comatose wife and two young daughters. It’s also a story about who owns the land. Matt King (George Clooney) is a descendant of More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aauh8upBL0U&w=560&h=315] OccupyMN Targets ALEC Corporate Influence in Government Uploaded by UpTakeVideo on Feb 6, 2012 Occupy organizers say corporate money has too big of an influence on Minnesota's government and there needs to be reforms. Scott Hargarten of OccupyMinneapolis and OccupyMN says those reforms target the corporate influence that groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Council More
Is The USA The Only Nation in the World With Corporate Personhood? By Rob Kall Posted: 02/ 8/2012 Huffington Post It’s not surprising to learn that no nation on earth enshrines in its constitution the right of corporate personhood. Mila Versteeg, associate law professor at the University of Virginia, is probably the only More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzjkzwsU2M&w=560&h=315] Uploaded by SolidarityMusic on Oct 24, 2011 "1%, Your money's spent to circumvent the People's intent... You jacked the rent, caused this descent 'cuz you broke our sacred covenant. I'll pop a tent and we'll pound cement. We won't back down, no we won't relent till we unfuck, to the full extent, what you did to More
A.L.E.C. exposed in Minnesota by Ann Galloway February 7, 2012 via Veterans for Peace, Minnesota Chapter 27 http://www.alecmatch.org/ This list is from A.L.E.C. exposed. I added their cities/towns in their districts and what committees they are on. So is your Rep or Senator on this list and are they serving the public or Corporations that More
