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Democracy Now> Corporate Exodus Continues From ALEC as Secretive Right-Wing Group’s Policies Come to Light

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKDbWpJ0R7g&w=560&h=315] Published on Jul 11, 2012 by democracynow DemocracyNow.org - Five more corporations have severed ties with the secretive right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. The group has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months as the public has become aware of its role in advancing the "Stand Your Ground" gun law initially cited to More

A List of ALEC Corporations and those that dropped ALEC

A List of ALEC Corporations and those that dropped ALEC SourceWatch: Corporations that have dropped ties to ALEC Coke, Pepsi, Kraft, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Intuit, Reed-Elsevier, and others have dropped their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Click here to tell other firms bankrolling ALEC to do the same. Learn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite More

The Myths of Voter ID

The Myths of Voter ID Here is a small cut from just one section of a very sophisticated website encouraging voters to vote Yes for Voter ID. They go on to list the supposed myths about Voter ID. Meanwhile in other states like Wisconsin and Illinois, a similar battle wages over Voter ID. For More

ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Stand Your Ground, Voter ID, Prison Privatization, AZ’s SB 1070

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

CMD/PRWatch Asks Ethics Board to Examine Corporate-Funded Gifts to ALEC Legislators

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

Video> OccupyMN Targets ALEC Corporate Influence In Government

[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