Billboard Companies Poisoning Trees
A former billboard company employee in Tallahassee, Florida has revealed that billboard companies intentionally poison trees that block their billboards […]
Corruption
CleanSlateNow: Medicine for America’s Broken Democracy
Throughout his 16 years in the Colorado state legislature, former Colorado Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon saw first-hand how corporate
ALEC: Big Tobacco’s “Third-Party” Ally
Tobacco industry documents reveal that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has abetted the failure of state legislatures to take
CO House Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg Works to Benefit Drilling Industry
New Republican legislation has been introduced in Colorado that purely benefits the oil and gas industry. House Bill 1356, introduced
British MPs: Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Unfit to Lead Media Conglomerate
Members of a British Parliament committee have declared 81 year old media mogul Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation, the
BREAKING: South Carolina State Senator Ted Vick (D) Resigns from ALEC
On Monday, April 23, 2012, State Rep. Boyd Brown of South Carolina sent an email to all SC state legislators
Corporations, Corruption, Ethics, Front groups, Grassroots advocacy, Lobbying, politics
ALEC Fingered for Lobbying
A front page article in the New York Times on April 21, 2012 exposes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Philip Morris and Monsanto Sued over Birth Defects in Tobacco Farmers’ Children
Tobacco farmers in Argentina filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Monsanto and Philip Morris for requiring them to use herbicides and pesticides
Wendy’s and Reed-Elsevier Dump ALEC
Two more companies have dropped their affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the conservative nonprofit organization that drafts
Vermont Senate Votes to Overturn Citizens United
The Vermont Senate voted to ask the U.S. Congress to introduce a constitutional amendment to undo the Citizens United ruling,
Johnson & Johnson Fined $1.2 Billion for Illegal Drug Marketing
The state of Arkansas has ordered Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, to pay $1.2 billion
Corporations Flee ALEC — Will More Follow?
Kraft Foods, Coke, Pepsi, Intuit and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have all pulled their support of the controversial
Corporations, Corruption, Media, politics
CleanSlateNow.org Lists Courageous Candidates Who Turn Down All PAC Funding
A new website created in Colorado, CleanSlateNow.org, is the first and only site so far to publicly list candidates for
Corruption, Economics, Ethics
Goldman Exec Resigns, Blows Whistle on Company’s Loss of Morals
If you read just one thing today, it should be the remarkable open resignation letter of Goldman Sachs’ executive Greg
The Noose Tightens Around Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire
An ongoing criminal investigation into media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World phone hacking scandal in Britain has unearthed